阶jiē
stairs, steps; degree, rank. 6 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 阶
Strokes 1–2 write 阝, then strokes 3–6 write 介.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 阶 · the stroke-order rules
What 阶 is made of
阝 (yì, place) and 介 (jiè, agent).
阝 carries the meaning — hill — and 介 carries the sound.
Words that use 阶
| 阶段 | a stage / phase 事情发展中的一个时期 研究团队进入了全新的阶段。The research team entered a brand-new stage. Lesson 298, 学府论道与经世创新 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 台阶 | steps 一级一级供人上下的石头或砖块 爷爷带着孙子步下石台阶。Grandpa led his grandson down the stone steps. Lesson 341, 阶柳庭花与静卧怡然 · 登台论道与绿意怡然 · Thoughtful Discourse & Green Living |
Characters that share the sound part 介
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 阝
All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.