陡坡
dǒu​pō

steep slope

陡 dǒu steep

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 走 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

走
走 Sound component
zǒu walk

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtoːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

坡 pō slope

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
皮
皮 Sound component
pí skin

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰaːl
Unicodepɑ

說文解字

阪也。从土皮聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)