steep, sloping sharply
Animated Stroke Order 陡
Stroke Order Diagrams 陡

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HSK Vocabulary: 陡
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 陡 is used in context
1
zuì最
jìn近
wù物
jià价
chū出
xiàn现
le了
dǒu陡
zēng增
。
Prices have increased sharply recently.
2
qì汽
chē车
huǎn缓
màn慢
dì地
pá爬
shàng上
dǒu陡
pō坡
。
The car slowly climbed up the steep slope.
3
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.
4
zhè这
zuò座
shān山
hěn很
dǒu陡
qiào峭
。
This mountain is very steep.
5
dǒu陡
qiào峭
de的
xuán悬
yá崖
ràng让
rén人
bù不
gǎn敢
kào靠
jìn近
。
The steep cliff makes people afraid to approach.
6
pān攀
dēng登
dǒu陡
qiào峭
de的
shān山
lù路
xū需
yào要
hěn很
hǎo好
de的
tǐ体
lì力
。
Climbing the steep mountain path requires good physical strength.
Information
Traditional陡
Radical阝
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3011
Zhuyinㄉㄡˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+9661
CangjieNLTOE
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Cultural note
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