嶔崟

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Chinese

loftiness (of mountain) high; rugged mountains; steep
trad. (嶔崟)
simp. (嵚崟)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (29) (31)
Final () (140) (140)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter khim ngim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠiɪm/ /ŋˠiɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰᵚim/ /ŋᵚim/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰiem/ /ŋiem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰjim/ /ŋjim/
Li
Rong
/kʰjəm/ /ŋjəm/
Wang
Li
/kʰĭĕm/ /ŋĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰi̯əm/ /ŋi̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qīn yín
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ham1 ngam4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 6684 6692
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰrɯm/ /*ŋɡrɯm/
Notes

Noun

嶔崟

  1. (literary) dangerously steep; precipitous

Synonyms

  • 壁立 (bìlì) (chiefly of a mountain peak, cliff, etc.)
  • 岢峨 (kě'é) (literary, of a mountain, high and steep)
  • 岢峻 (kějùn) (literary, of a mountain, high and steep)
  • (qiào) (in compounds only)
  • 峻峭 (jùnqiào) (of a mountain, high and steep)
  • () (literary)
  • () (literary or Min Nan)
  • 嶜崟 (dangerously steep)
  • 巀嶭 (of mountains, high, lofty, and steep)
  • 巉岩 (chányán) (literary)
  • 巉峻 (chánjùn) (literary)
  • 巉巉 (chánchán) (literary)
  • 筆陡笔陡 (bǐdǒu)
  • (dǒu)
  • 陡峭 (dǒuqiào)
  • 陡直 (dǒuzhí)
  • 險峻险峻 (xiǎnjùn) (dangerously steep)
  • 高峻 (gāojùn) (of a mountain, high and steep)