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阶

Traditional: 堦 · 階

jiē

jiē · gaai1 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 階|阶[jie1]
  2. rank or step
  3. stairs

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Character breakdown

阶

Meaning
stairs, steps; rank, degree
Radical
阝
Strokes
6
Components
⿰阝介
Cangjie
NLOLL
Four-corner
7822

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