How to Write 陏 (duò) — Meaning “ancient place name / variant of Sui”

Picture the right component 㐬 as a person carrying a heavy load while walking slowly on a hill (阝). This connects to the word 陏陏, which means walking slowly or leisurely. The hill radical reminds you it is a place name.

The left radical 阝 is written with only 2 strokes: first a horizontal stroke that curves downward like a hook, then a vertical line. The right part 㐬 has 6 strokes and should be kept compact — a common mistake is to make it too wide or confuse it with 有. The total stroke count is 8.

Visually, 陏 has the right component 㐬 (like the top of 流 without water), while 邠 has 分 and 邡 has 方 on the right. Meaning-wise, 邠 is an ancient place in Shaanxi, 邡 is a place in Sichuan, but 陏 is most often used as a variant of the Sui dynasty name (隋).

陏 is very rare in modern daily use and appears mainly in historical or ancient texts, such as 陏朝 (a variant of Sui Dynasty) or 陏县 (an ancient county name). The word 陏陏 (walking slowly) is also archaic. You will not see it in HSK or common vocabulary.

Common words containing 陏 include: 陏陏 (duò duò) — walking slowly / leisurely; 陏县 (duò xiàn) — Duo County (ancient); 陏朝 (duò cháo) — Duo Dynasty (variant of Sui Dynasty).