() - A bare mountain & a mountain with exposed rocks.

Tone 2

qí | 7 strokes | radical: 山

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A bare mountain;

a mountain with exposed rocks.

A bare mountaina mountain with exposed rocks.

Usage highlights

bare mountainrocky ridgeexposed peakstony sloperocky cliff

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The mountain ridge is bare and rocky (岓岭).
  • He climbed the rocky peak (岓峰).
  • This area features many exposed mountain slopes (岓坡).

Collocations

  • bare mountain(岓山)
  • rocky ridge(岓岭)
  • exposed peak(岓峰)
  • stony slope(岓坡)
  • rocky cliff(岓崖)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 岓 describes mountainous terrain characterized by exposed rock with little vegetation.
  • The character combines the mountain radical (山) with the phonetic component 斤, suggesting its pronunciation.

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