dǒu

steep

precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly

mound (阝) + phonetic (走) = steep terrain

The mound radical 阝 signals terrain or an embankment. 走 lends the sound dǒu and does not carry meaning here.

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MoundSemantic

这条山路很,走起来不容易。

zhè tiáo shān lù hěn dǒu,zǒu qǐ lái bù róng yì。

This mountain path is very steep, and it is not easy to walk on.

天气然变冷,大家都没有准备。

tiān qì dǒu rán biàn lěng,dà jiā dōu méi yǒu zhǔn bèi。

The weather suddenly turned cold, and no one was prepared.

Words with 陡

陡坡

dǒu pō

steep slope; steep incline

陡削

dǒu xiāo

precipitous

陡壁

dǒu bì

steep cliff

陡峭

dǒu qiào

precipitous

陡峻

dǒu jùn

precipitous

陡崖

dǒu yá

steep cliff

陡度

dǒu dù

gradient

陡然

dǒu rán

suddenly

陡变

dǒu biàn

to change precipitously

陡跌

dǒu diē

precipitous drop (in price)

More characters with 阝