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岌
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hazardous

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
jí
キュウ
たか.い
급
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 及 represents the sound.
Components
山 mountain+ 及 catch up with =
岌 hazardous
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
及 Phonetic component
jí catch up with
extend
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Notes
Similar Characters
冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)仙 immortal屾 氙 xenon汕 basket for catching fish灿 vivid (simp)疝 hernia籼 long-grained rice (simp)舢 sampan訕 slander (trad)讪 vilify (simp)赸 密 secret屵 tall mountain屹 to rise high屺 a hill with屿 island (alt) (simp)岈 岍 name of a mountain (5c8d)岐 majestic
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
岌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
岌 [jí]
lofty peak; perilous
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
岌岌可危 [jí​jí​kě​wēi] #14,179
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
岌嶪 [jí​yè]
high and steep
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
岌岌 [きゅうきゅう] #275,787
tall (as a mountain, etc.)