STEEP    陡陡

INTENSELY SLANTED so as to be DIFFICULT TO ASCEND OR DESCEND on it.
PRECIPITOUSSHEERABRUPTSHARPPERPENDICULARVERTICALBLUFFVERTIGINOUS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word is dǒu 陡 (ant. píng 平 "level"). 2. Qiào 峭 (ant. yí 夷 "level") describes a dramatic form of precipitous territory. 3. Chán 巉 describes a high degree of precipitous proclivity in a poetic manner. 4. Jùn 峻 refers to precipitous height.
Modern Chinese Criteria
陡峭 陡 峭直 陡直 峭拔 壁立 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • CRAGGY　HIGH AND STEEP. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • FLATSURFACE which is the SAME in HEIGHT EVERYWHERE.
Hypernym
  • SLANT　ALMOST HORISONTAL, BUT MORE LOW ON ONE SIDE than ON the OTHER SIDE. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • HORIZONTAL　DIRECTION WHICH IS NOT UP AND NOT DOWN. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • DIRECTION　RELATION to OTHER PLACES. (anc: 5/0, child: 6)
  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1585

    峭，峻

    • Words (5 items)

    峭  qiào OC: smʰewɡs MC: tshiɛu 2 Attributions

    Qiào 峭 (ant. yí 夷 "level") describes a dramatic form of precipitous territory.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNvery steep
    • vibe very steep
    • vi.redintensitiveREDUP: be very steep
    躋  jī OC:  MC: tsei 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viascend> be steep
    陡  dǒu OC: tooʔ MC: tu 0 Attributions

    The general word is dǒu 陡 (ant. píng 平"level").

      Syntactic words
    • vadNsteep
    • vi(of terrain) go steeply down to one side, be steep
    峻  jùn OC: sqluns MC: sʷin 0 Attributions

    Jùn 峻 refers to precipitous height.

      Syntactic words
    巉  chán OC: dzraam MC: ɖʐɣam 0 Attributions

    Chán 巉 describes a high degree of precipitous proclivity in a poetic manner.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNvery steep SONG YU
    • vibe very steep ZHANG HENG