STEEP  陡陡

INTENSELY SLANTED so as to be DIFFICULT TO ASCEND OR DESCEND on it.
PRECIPITOUSSHEERABRUPTSHARPPERPENDICULARVERTICALBLUFFVERTIGINOUS
Antonym
  • FLATSURFACE which is the SAME in HEIGHT EVERYWHERE.
    Hypernym
    • SLANTALMOST HORISONTAL, BUT MORE LOW ON ONE SIDE than ON the OTHER SIDE.
      • HORIZONTALDIRECTION WHICH IS NOT UP AND NOT DOWN.
        • DIRECTIONRELATION to OTHER PLACES.
          • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER....
    Hyponym
    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 ／

    Words

    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
    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
    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

    Existing SW for

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