duò

fall

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

陏 sound component

  Sound component

suí

  

follow

Evolution

堕 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
堕 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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duò

fall, sink, let fall; degenerate; to fall; to degenerate

Most common words with 堕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

堕落

to degrade

堕胎

induced abortion

to fall

自甘堕落

to let oneself go

如堕五里雾中

in a fog