礐 (què) - Que — refers to a rocky mountain & also used in place names
礐 · què
Que — refers to a rocky mountain;
also used in place names;
describes the sound of stones striking together.
Que — refers to a rocky mountainalso used in place namesdescribes the sound of stones striking together.
Usage highlights
Queshi arearocky mountainsound of stonesstone bridgestone cave
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The mountain is rocky (礐石山).
- This is the sound of stones striking (礐然).
- There is a place called Queshi in Shantou (汕头礐石).
Collocations
- Queshi area(礐石)
- rocky mountain(礐山)
- sound of stones(礐然)
- stone bridge(礐桥)
- stone cave(礐洞)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used in geographical names, particularly in Guangdong province.
- The character combines stone and learning/horn components, suggesting hard, studious qualities.
- Rare in modern usage except in specific place names.