123456789KeywordsteepslopingsuddenabruptFrequency#3357Strokes9ReadingsdǒuMnemonic阝 (hill) gives the meaning and 走 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of阝place走to walkUsed in vocabulary陡峭dǒuqiàoprecipitous陡dǒusteep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden陡然dǒuránsuddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly; precipitously; stumbling陡坡dǒupōsteep slope; steep incline陡崖dǒuyásteep cliff; precipice陡峻dǒujùnprecipitous; high and steep陡壁dǒubìsteep cliff; precipice; vertical slope陡变dǒubiànto change precipitously