Memory phrase for the character: 崖

崖



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Meaning

precipice, cliff

Pronunciation

 yá

Explanation

 Top: mountain 山, below: 厓 (cliff 厂, heap 圭 of soil 土)

Mnemonic
 
From the mountain down to the cliff and the soil: a steep precipice.

Radicals

山 mountain
圭 piled earthTwo times earth 土 on top of each other stands for piled-up earth. (Standing alone it has the meaning: jade sceptre)
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 Vocabulary

悬崖 xuán yá  precipice; overhanging cliff
山崖 shān yá  cliff
崖壁 yá bì  escarpment; precipice; cliff
悬崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì  cliffside
悬崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì  

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