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岫
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cave

HSK 10
Human →Body
xiù
コウ、シュウ、ユウ
みさき、くき、みね
수
Components
山 mountain+ 由 wherefore =
岫 cave
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
mountain
由 Phonetic component
yóu wherefore
cause, reason
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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 岌 hazardous岍 name of a mountain (5c8d)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
岫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
岫 [xiù]
cave; mountain peak
Japanese
岫 くき 、 しゅう 同音

noun

  1. archaic cave; cavern
  2. archaic peak; summit
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
岫 くき
Kuki surname
岫 しゅう
Shuu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (4)
岫岩县 [Xiù​yán​xiàn] #66,405
Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An​shān], Liaoning
岫岩县 [Xiù​yán​xiàn] #66,405
Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An​shān], Liaoning
岫岩满族自治县 [Xiù​yán​mǎn​zú​Zì​zhì​xiàn] #66,489
Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An​shān], Liaoning
岫岩满族自治县 [Xiù​yán​mǎn​zú​Zì​zhì​xiàn] #66,489
Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An​shān], Liaoning