峭 (qiào): Steep — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 峭

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 峭

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

峭

山mountain

肖resemble

峭=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 峭

峭 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 峭

Steep and Precipitous Landscapes

Both words describe extremely steep or sheer terrain.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

hǎi海

làng浪

pāi拍

dǎ打

zhe着

xiǎn险

jùn

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山mountain

+肖resemble

A mountain (山) that is sharp and steep, like a blade (肖) cutting through the sky — sheer and precipitous.

dǒu陡

qiào峭

precipitous

HSK 6

xuán悬

yá崖

qiào峭

bì壁

precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs

峻

de的

qiào峭

bì壁

。

The waves are crashing against the steep cliff.

Zhè这

zuò座

shān山

de的

běi北

miàn面

shì是

lìng令

rén人

wàng望

ér而

shēng生

wèi畏

de的

xuán悬

yá崖

qiào峭

bì壁

。

The north side of this mountain is a daunting precipice of sheer cliffs.

zhè这

zuò座

shān山

fēi非

cháng常

dǒu陡

qiào峭

，

hěn很

nán难

pān攀

dēng登

。

This mountain is very steep and difficult to climb.

gāo高

lóu楼

qiào峭

lì立

zài在

chéng城

shì市

zhōng中

xīn心

。

Tall buildings tower in the city center.

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