Memory phrase for the character: 陡

陡

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Meaning

steep, precipitous, abruptly, unexpected

Pronunciation

dǒu

Explanation

Left: hill 阝, right: go/walk 走 (On earth 土 feet 足 have to walk.)

Mnemonic

The hill can be, in respect to walking, be steep.

Radicals

阝	hill	This radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
走	to walk, go

Vocabulary

陡坡	dǒu pō	steep incline; water chute; sluice
陡然	dǒu rán	suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly; precipitously; stumbling
陡峭	dǒu qiào	precipitous

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