陡 Strokes Write it Listen 陡 dǒu steep; precipitous; abrubtly HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 阝 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from阝meaningyìplace, town, city走soundzǒuto walk, to run, to flee How it works阝 hints at the meaning (hill), and 走 zǒu hints at the sound.