嵎 (yú) - A mountain ridge & a mountain bend or corner

嵎Tone 2

yú ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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嵎 · yú

A mountain ridge;

a mountain bend or corner;

a remote, mountainous area;

a strategic mountain pass.

A mountain ridgea mountain bend or cornera remote, mountainous area

Usage highlights

Mountain ridgeHold a strategic positionTiger at a mountain passMountain cornerEastern cornerSea corner

Synonyms

  • 隅— corner, nook (more general, not necessarily mountainous)
  • 峓— mountain (archaic, rare)

Antonyms

  • 原— plain, flatland
  • 野— open field, wilderness

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The mountain ridge was difficult to cross (山嵎).
  • They lived in a remote mountain corner (负嵎).
  • The army held the strategic mountain pass (虎负嵎).

Collocations

  • Mountain ridge(山嵎)
  • Hold a strategic position(负嵎)
  • Tiger at a mountain pass(虎负嵎)
  • Mountain corner(嵎峓)
  • Eastern corner(东嵎)
  • Sea corner(海嵎)

Idioms

  • A tiger at a mountain pass — to be in an impregnable position(虎负嵎)
  • Cornered beast still fights — desperate resistance(困兽犹斗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In classical Chinese texts, '嵎' often describes strategic, defensible mountain terrain.
  • The idiom '虎负嵎' (tiger at a mountain pass) illustrates a favorable defensive position, derived from Mencius.
  • It can poetically refer to remote, secluded areas away from civilization.

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