险
danger; dangerous; rugged
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #800 U+9669
How 险 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
阝 (semantic, “hill”) + 佥 (phonetic, qiān)
components: 阝 佥
How to remember it
perilous · Heisig RSH #1437
pinnacle + hootenanny
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 佥
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 佥 (qiān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 佥 sound component | qiān | all, together, unanimous |
| 脸 | liǎn | face, cheek; reputation |
| 检 | jiǎn | to check, to examine, to inspect |
| 验 | yàn | to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify |
| 剑 | jiàn | sword, dagger, saber |
| 签 | qiān | to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper |
| 俭 | jiǎn | temperate, frugal, economical |
| 敛 | liǎn | to collect, to extort |
| 睑 | jiǎn | eyelid |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up, to gather, to collect |
| 殓 | liàn | to dress a corpse for burial |
| 硷 | jiǎn | alkaline, alkali, lye, salt |
| 莶 | xiān | vine |
| 猃 | xiǎn | long-snouted dog |
| 裣 | liǎn | draw one's hands into sleeve |
Words containing 险
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山高水险 | shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn | lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift; to undertake an arduous task or journe… |
| 国民年金保险 | Guó mín Nián jīn Bǎo xiǎn | (Tw) National Pension Insurance, a social security scheme in Taiwan |
| 风险管理 | fēng xiǎn guǎn lǐ | risk management |
| 五险一金 | wǔ xiǎn yī jīn | employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances… |
| 信用风险 | xìn yòng fēng xiǎn | credit risk |
| 高风险 | gāo fēng xiǎn | high risk |
| 保险人 | bǎo xiǎn rén | insurer |
| 社会保险 | shè huì bǎo xiǎn | social security |
| 劳动保险 | láo dòng bǎo xiǎn | labor insurance |
| 有惊无险 | yǒu jīng wú xiǎn | to be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap |
| 养老保险 | yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn | old-age insurance |
| 保险单 | bǎo xiǎn dān | insurance policy (document) |
| 天险 | tiān xiǎn | a natural stronghold |
| 中国保险监督管理委员会 | Zhōng guó Bǎo xiǎn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì | China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) |
| 出险 | chū xiǎn | to get out of trouble; to escape from danger; a danger appears; threatened by danger |
| 一切险 | yī qiè xiǎn | all risks (insurance) |
| 车险 | chē xiǎn | auto insurance |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 交强险 | jiāo qiáng xiǎn | compulsory vehicle insurance (abbr. for 機動車交通事故責任強制保險|机动车交通事故责任强制保险[ji1 dong4 che1 jiao1 t… |
| 风险投资 | fēng xiǎn tóu zī | venture capital investment |