steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly

= + : Don Quixote (d) and the pope (阝) are independently doing Nordic walking (走) in the outhouse (ou3), when they suddenly (陡) bump into each other and stop abruptly (陡).

陡 character breakdown

to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a Nordic walking pole. Zorro (z) is fighting Neanderthal Man (bottom of 龰) in the outhouse's living room (ou3). Neanderthal Man uses his pennant (top of 龰), and Zorro uses a Nordic walking pole (走). Zorro overcomes Neanderthal Man by using a dirty trick: he throws some dirt (土) at Neanderthal Mans face, who is blinded and hurts his foot with his pennant (the pennant pierces his foot: 龰). Just at this moment Zorro uses the opportunity to sedate Neanderthal Man and rams a syringe (龰) into his shoulder.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

Characters with 陡 as component

陡 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 陡

steep incline / water chute / sluice
suddenly / unexpectedly / abruptly / precipitously / stumbling
steep cliff / precipice
to change precipitously
precipitous drop (in price)
steep cliff / precipice / vertical slope
precipitous / high and steep

Sentences with 陡

陡 currently does not appear in any sentence.