rank or step / stairs

= + : The pope (阝) sentenced Joan of Arc (ji) to death and wants to shoot her to outer space using a rocket (介) in front of the elevator (e1). He doesn't have a proper launch ramp, so he just uses some stone stairs (阶).

階 character breakdown

all / each and every / in all cases

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) wants to be known by everyone (皆). To make sure to reach her goal she wears a bikini (比) in front of the elevator (e1) and inspects herself in a hand mirror (白).
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 階 as component

階 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 階

low-level (computer) language
exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
to confer additional titles on a nobleman
lit. earthen steps and a small cottage / frugal living conditions (idiom)
lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut / frugal living conditions (idiom)
to find an excuse / to look for a pretext
new level / higher plane
to extricate oneself / way out
second order / quadratic (math.)

Sentences with 階

階 currently does not appear in any sentence.