阱
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pitfall; trap
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 阜 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 阱
- Common rank
- #3,696
- Unicode
- U+9631
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Formation & memory
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How 阱 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A farm 阝 with a well 井; 井 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 阱
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 量子阱 | (physics) quantum well | |
| 修昔底德陷阱 | Thucydides Trap (theory that war may result when a rising power threatens to displace an e… | |
| 气阱 | air pocket | |
| 势阱 | potential well (physics) | |
| 陷阱 | pitfall; snare; trap |