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峭
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rugged

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Landforms
qiào
ショウ
きび.しい、けわ.しい
초
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 陗.
Components
山 mountain+ 肖 resemble =
峭 rugged
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
肖 Phonetic component
xiào resemble
look like, resemble, be like
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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)
Chinese
峭 [qiào]
high and steep; precipitous; severe or stern
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
峭壁 [qiào​bì] #25,433
cliff
陡峭 [dǒu​qiào] #27,029
precipitous
悬崖峭壁 [xuán​yá​qiào​bì] #45,727
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬崖峭壁 [xuán​yá​qiào​bì] #45,727
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
料峭 [liào​qiào] #51,753
spring chill in the air
峻峭 [jùn​qiào] #56,791
high and steep
劲峭 [jìng​qiào] #72,124
strong (wind)
劲峭 [jìng​qiào] #72,124
strong (wind)
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
峻峭 [しゅんしょう] #252,590
tall and steep
峭刻 [しょうこく] #278,229
very rigorous
奇峭 [きしょう]
steep