Chinese Word: 堕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

堕 (Trad.: 墮)HSK 6

Pinyin: duò

English Definition: to fall; to degenerate

Chinese Definition:
①掉下来，坠落：堕落。堕地。堕马。堕胎。堕甑不顾(喻对已经过去的事，不作无益的惋惜)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:陏 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 陏 [ duò ] to accompany, to follow; to listen to; to submit to
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

Similar Characters: 墮

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堕落HSK 6	duò luò	to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace
堕胎	duò tāi	to induce an abortion; induced abortion
自甘堕落	zì gān duò luò	to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go
堕楼	duò lóu	to jump to one's death
堕云雾中	duò yún wù zhōng	lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss