崖

yá

yáspelled as ia · 2nd tone — spelling rules

precipice · cliff

Radical: 山 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸峭峡

Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸峭峡崇岗岑

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Character Decomposition

崖=山+厓

Etymology

A mountain 山 precipice 厓; 厓 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

precipice

cliff

Taiwan pr. yái

yá

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Words with 崖 116 total

cliff山崖shān yá Qiongya, historic name for Hainan Island琼崖Qióng yá precipice · overhanging cliff悬崖xuán yá cliff · steep slope · fig. arrogant and difficult person崖岸yá àn escarpment · precipice · cliff崖壁yá bì valley · ravine崖谷yá gǔ valley · gulley崖壑yá hè (literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch崖略yá lu:è

Idioms with 崖 9 total Chain

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) · fig. to act in the nick of time悬崖勒马xuán yá lè mǎ (idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì

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