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Word and Radical Components of 悬崖

The Chinese word 悬崖 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
悬崖 1. Simplified form of 懸崖

悬崖 ⇨ 悬 + 崖
Component Pinyin Meanings
悬 1. Simplified form of 懸
崖 崖 1. cliff; precipice
2. (literary) limit; boundary; margin
3. (rfv-sense) precipitous

悬 ⇨ 且 + 厶 + 心
Component Pinyin Meanings
且 qiě 1. this
2. almost; nearly
3. be going to; will; shall
4. just; for the time being
5. even (used for emphasis, often with a hypothetical extreme scenario)
6. (dialectal Mandarin) for a long time
     這 水 太 燙，且 得děi 晾 會huǐ兒r 呢。 - This water is so hot; it need to be left alone to cool down for a long time., M-UIB
     這zhèi 活兒r 且 幹 不bu 完 呢。 - , M-UIB
7. and; also (for juxtaposition)
     而且 - and; but also
     他 的 演講 簡短 且 切中zhòng 要害。 - His speech was short and to the point.
8. both ... and ...
9. or (to list alternatives)
10. moreover (to indicate progression)
11. if; assuming (to indicate hypotheticality)
12. (sentence-initial or sentence-medial modal particle)
jū 13. Alternative form of 俎 (chopping board)
14. many; numerous; flourishing
15. sixth month in the lunar calendar
16. (sentence-final modal particle)
17. Alternative form of 駔 (steed)
cú 18. Alternative form of 徂 (to go to)
jū 19. Only used in 次且 (hesitant in walking)
20. Variant of 祖
厶 1. private
2. Variant of 私
3. Variant of 某
心 xīn 1. heart
2. mind
3. thought; idea
4. intention
5. center; core
6. (Chinese astronomy) Heart mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions)
     Synonyms: 商, 辰

崖 ⇨ 山 + 厓
Component Pinyin Meanings
山 shān 1. mountain; hill
     登山 - to climb a mountain
2. hill-shaped object
     冰山 - iceberg
3. bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
4. gable
5. (Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) tomb; grave
6. . Shan
厓 yá, yái 1. cliff
     (Alternative form 崖)
2. waterside
     (Alternative form 涯)
3. boundary
     (Alternative form 涯)

且 ⇨ +
Component Pinyin Meanings
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厓 ⇨ 厂 + 圭
Component Pinyin Meanings
厂 1. Simplified form of 廠
hǎn 2. (obsolete) cliff; habitable cave on a cliff
ān 3. Alternative form of 庵, (usually used in names.)
4. Variant of 䉷
5. usage. As a component of other characters, 厂 can be referred to as 廠字旁.
圭 guī 1. jade pointed at top
2. (historical) jade tablet used by officials when addressing the emperor in court
3. (historical) gui (type of ancient Chinese sundial)