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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 陡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
陡 dǒu - steep
- precipitous
- abrubtly
- suddenly
- unexpectedly

List Ranking for: 陡

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 24,222 16,604 26,752

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 阝 走

Radical:

阝

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

走

Semantic:

阝

Hint:

Hill

Other Words Containing 陡

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
陡 - 7 24,222 16,604 26,752
陡峭 6 7 27,029 29,151 32,815
陡坡 - - 32,518 37,031 49,204
陡然 - - 91,459 16,408 39,914