堕

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to fall; to sink; (fig.) to degenerate

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,426 U+5815

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 (semantic, “earth”) + 陏 (phonetic, suí)

components: 陏土

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 陏

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 陏 (suí) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
陏 sound component	suí	to accompany, to follow; to listen to; to submit to
椭	tuǒ	elliptical, oval-shaped; tubular

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
如堕五里雾中	rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng	as if lost in a thick fog (idiom); in a fog; muddled; completely unfamiliar with sth
自甘堕落	zì gān duò luò	to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go
堕云雾中	duò yún wù zhōng	(lit.) to become lost in a fog (idiom); (fig.) at a complete loss
如堕烟雾	rú duò yān wù	as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
堕落	duò luò	to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace
堕楼	duò lóu	to jump to one's death
堕胎	duò tāi	to induce an abortion; induced abortion
呱呱堕地	gū gū duò dì	see 呱呱墜地\|呱呱坠地[gu1 gu1 zhui4 di4]