阤 Stroke Order

阤 1. Anciently the same as "陀", meaning a hillside. - "故登～者，倍任者也，犹能以登。" (Therefore, those who climb the slope are the ones who can bear the weight, still capable of ascending.) 2. Obstacles or perilous places. 形容词 - 陂阤: steep and uneven. - 《史记．卷一一七．司马相如传》: "登陂阤之长阪兮，坌入曾宫之嵯峨。" (Climbing the long slope of steep hills, one tumbles into the steepness of the palace.) 参见 - See the entry for "阤靡". 动词 - To collapse or be destroyed. - 《汉书．卷六五．东方朔传》: "宗庙崩阤，国家为虚。" (When the ancestral temple collapses, the state becomes void.) - 唐．颜师古．注: "阤，穨也。" (阤 means to crumble.) - 《文选．张衡．西京赋》: "既定且宁，焉知倾阤。" (Having settled peacefully, who knows of the eventual collapse?)