steep, sloping sharply

Animated Stroke Order 陡

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Stroke Order Diagrams 陡

陡 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zuì
jìn
jià
chū
xiàn
le
dǒu
zēng

Prices have increased sharply recently.

2
chē
huǎn
màn
shàng
dǒu

The car slowly climbed up the steep slope.

3
zhè
zuò
shān
fēi
cháng
dǒu
qiào
hěn
nán
pān
dēng

This mountain is very steep and difficult to climb.

4
zhè
zuò
shān
hěn
dǒu
qiào

This mountain is very steep.

5
dǒu
qiào
de
xuán
ràng
rén
gǎn
kào
jìn

The steep cliff makes people afraid to approach.

6
pān
dēng
dǒu
qiào
de
shān
yào
hěn
hǎo
de

Climbing the steep mountain path requires good physical strength.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3011
Zhuyinㄉㄡˇ
Components
UnicodeU+9661
CangjieNLTOE
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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