Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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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