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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dou3
- English meanings
- steep, precipitous, abrubtly, suddenly, unexpectedly
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 阝; right 走.
Meaning & sound clues
阝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hill”.
走 is identified as the sound component (zǒu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 陡.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bag
to tremble
peck
bean
amusing
all
fight; struggle
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