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陡

Character

陡 dǒu

HSK 7–9Character

steep; going up or down very quickly, like a high hill

Radical
阝
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
阝 走
Traditional
陡
Frequency
#3120 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

dǒu

dou3
  1. steep; going up or down very quickly, like a high hill
  2. sudden; changing very quickly in a short time

Examples

  • 这座山很陡，我不爬了。

    zhè zuò shān hěn dǒu, wǒ bù pá le

    This mountain is very steep, so I'm not climbing it.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 那条路很陡，我们走得很慢。

    nà tiáo lù hěn dǒu, wǒ men zǒu de hěn màn

    That road is very steep, so we walked slowly.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 天气陡然变冷了。

    tiān qì dǒu rán biàn lěng le

    The weather suddenly turned cold.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 陡

Draw “陡” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 陡

陡削dǒu xiāoprecipitousWord陡变dǒu biànto change precipitouslyWord陡坡dǒu pōsteep slope; steep inclineWord陡壁dǒu bìsteep cliffWord陡峭dǒu qiàoprecipitousWord陡峻dǒu jùnprecipitousWord陡崖dǒu yásteep cliffWord陡度dǒu dùgradientWord陡然dǒu ránsuddenlyWord陡跌dǒu diēprecipitous drop (in price)Word

Same radical 阝

All characters with 阝 →
那nà都dōu部bù队duì隊duì院yuàn阿ā际jì際jì阳yáng陽yáng随suí
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