陡 (dǒu): steep, precipitous, abrubtly
陡 (dǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “steep.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (semantic) and 走 (phonetic). It ranks #2292 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 陡 hill. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- steep
- precipitous
- abrubtly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陡峭 | dǒu qiào | precipitous |
| 陡坡 | dǒu pō | steep slope |
| 陡然 | dǒu rán | suddenly |
| 陡变 | dǒu biàn | to change precipitously |
| 陡度 | dǒu dù | gradient |
| 陡壁 | dǒu bì | steep cliff |
| 陡跌 | dǒu diē | precipitous drop (in price) |
| 陡削 | dǒu xiāo | precipitous |
| 陡崖 | dǒu yá | steep cliff |
| 陡峻 | dǒu jùn | precipitous |
陡 appears in 10 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 陡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
了解陡字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè dǒu zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "陡" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
...狗受鞭炮惊吓困汐止山坡4天 新北动保员攀陡坡救援助返家
. . . gǒu shòu biān pào jīng hè kùn 汐 zhǐ shān pō 4 tiān xīn běi dòng bǎo yuán pān dǒu pō jiù yuán zhù fǎn jiā
...Dog Terrified by Firecrackers Trapped on Xizhi Hillside for 4 Days; New Taipei City Animal Control Officers Climb Steep Slope to Rescue and Return It Home
蜿蜒的小路爬上了陡坡。
Wānyán de xiǎolù páshàng le dǒupō.
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
道路从这里开始陡然上升。
Dàolù cóng zhèlǐ kāishǐ dǒurán shàngshēng.
The road starts to suddenly rise from here.
这条小路沿着陡峭的斜坡蜿蜒而上。
Zhè tiáo xiǎolù yánzhe dǒuqiào de xiépō wānyán ér shàng.
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Character Family
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