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屹

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high and steep

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Strokes
6
Radical
山 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
屹
Common rank
#4,988
Unicode
U+5C79

Formation & memory

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How 屹 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

山 meaning “mountain” + 乞 sound ( qǐ )

Components 山 乞

Words with 屹

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WordPinyinMeaning
巍然屹立 wēi rán yì lì to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom); towering majestically; (of a person) to stand up aga…
屹立 yì lì to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 乞 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
乞 sound part qǐ to beg; to request
吃 chī to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
疙 gē pimple, sore; wart, pustule
讫 qì to finish, to conclude; to exhaust
迄 qì to extend, to reach; till, until
矻 kū busy; to toil, to slave away
虼 gè flea
圪 gē (phonetic)
扢 gǔ to clean, to rub
汔 qì nearby