阶 Stroke Order

steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology)

prisoner / captive

hierarchy / stratum / social class

exploiting class (in Marxist theory)

initial stage / primary stage

flight of steps / (fig.) a means of advancement / stepping stone

stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4]

amphitheatre / multistep

stepped appearance

at the present stage

in stages / step by step

the capitalist class / the bourgeoisie

proletariat

the class struggle

(social) class / CL:個|个[ge4]

working class

ruling class

salaried class

middle class

musical scale

land-owning classes

official rank

class nature / class character

second order / quadratic (math.)