How to write 階

階 1. A path shaped like a staircase made of bricks or stones, or carved according to the terrain, for ease of ascent and descent. - Examples: 台階 (platform steps), 石階 (stone steps), 階級 (grade), 階下囚 (prisoner below the stairs), 台階 (steps). 2. Rank or level. - Examples: 階層 (social strata), 官階 (official rank), 軍階 (military grade), 音階 (musical scale). 3. Based on or relying on. - Example: 階緣 (relying on, depending on). 4. Origin or source. - Example: 階禍 (origin of disaster). 5. Pathway or means. - Example: 階段 (stages or steps). Noun: A trapezoidal structure made of bricks or stones. - Examples: 台階 (platform steps), 石階 (stone steps). - In poetry: 唐·杜甫 (Du Fu) writes in his poem “蜀相”: “Reflecting the blue grass on the steps in spring, the yellow oriole sings beautifully beyond the leaves.” 唐·白居易 (Bai Juyi) in “长恨歌” says: “The autumn grass is abundant in the southern garden of the western palace, fallen leaves cover the steps, red and uncleaned.” Noun: A metaphor for things that can help one attain a higher position. - Example: 进身之阶 (steps to promotion).