堕(duò)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad. 墮
Readingsduòhuī

to fall

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Character information

Pinyin
duò / huī
Meaning
to fall; to sink; (fig.) to degenerate
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
墮

Origin & structure

Where 堕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱陏土

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 陏 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

陏duò土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 堕 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 堕

Common words using 堕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

duò堕luò落
HSK 7-9

to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace

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duò堕lóu楼

to jump to one's death

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duò堕tāi胎

to induce an abortion; induced abortion

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guā呱guā呱duò堕dì地

see 呱呱坠地

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duò堕yún云wù雾zhōng中

(lit.) to become lost in a fog (idiom)

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rú如duò堕yān烟wù雾

as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading

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zì自gān甘duò堕luò落

to abandon oneself (idiom)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 堕’s common words

落楼胎呱地云雾中

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