崖
precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yai2]
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Dict coverage rank #2,166 U+5D16
How 崖 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A mountain 山 precipice 厓; 厓 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
cliff · Heisig RSH #1930
山 mountain + cliff + bricks
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 崖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 崖州区 | Yá zhōu Qū | Yazhou, a district of Sanya City 三亞市|三亚市[San1 ya4 Shi4], Hainan |
| 淡色崖沙燕 | dàn sè yá shā yàn | (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta) |
| 断崖式 | duàn yá shì | (of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous |
| 悬崖勒马 | xuán yá lè mǎ | lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of… |
| 崖沙燕 | yá shā yàn | (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia) |
| 山崖 | shān yá | cliff |
| 崖州 | Yá Zhōu | ancient name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3] |
| 崖州 | Yá zhōu | see 崖州區|崖州区[Ya2 zhou1 Qu1] |
| 崖海鸦 | yá hǎi yā | (bird species of China) common murre (Uria aalge) |
| 悬崖绝壁 | xuán yá jué bì | see 懸崖峭壁|悬崖峭壁[xuan2 ya2 qiao4 bi4] |
| 断崖 | duàn yá | steep cliff; crag; precipice |
| 珠崖 | Zhū yá | Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[Hai3 nan2 Dao3] |
| 崖谷 | yá gǔ | valley; ravine |
| 茫崖市 | Máng yá Shì | Mangnai, a county-level city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[… |
| 崖略 | yá lüè | (literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch |
| 跳崖 | tiào yá | to jump off a cliff |
| 崖壁 | yá bì | escarpment; precipice; cliff |
| 崖限 | yá xiàn | cliff barring the way; fig. brick wall |
| 崖刻 | yá kè | rock carving; cliff engraving; words carved into cliff face |
| 悬崖 | xuán yá | precipice; overhanging cliff |