堕 Stroke Order

堕: 1. To fall down; to drop. - Example phrases: ~落 (to fall), ~地 (to fall to the ground), ~马 (to fall off a horse), ~胎 (to fall out of womb), ~甑不顾 (metaphorically refers to not lamenting over past events that are no longer useful). 2. The original meaning: to destroy. - The character is a phono-semantic compound: the left side (土) conveys earth, and the right side (隋) provides sound. The oracle bone script depicts a person falling down a steep slope. - Similar meanings: 1. To fall; to sink. 2. To detach; to come off. - Example phrases: 堕齿 (lost teeth), 堕角 (lost horn), 堕指 (frozen fingers), 堕颠 (balding). 堕 (duò): - As an adjective, it is used to mean lazy or sluggish. - Example usage: 堕慢 (lazy and careless), 堕夫 (lazy man), 堕怠 (sluggishness; laziness), 堕倪 (careless arrogance). 堕 (古同 “隳”, huī): 1. To waste; to neglect. 2. To damage; to ruin. - Example usage: 堕成 (to abandon laws), 堕业 (to neglect studies or profession), 堕圮 (to ruin; to collapse). Note: Further meanings for "堕" as "huī" also indicate wastefulness, destruction, and neglect of duties.