Keyword
precipice
- cliff
- precipitous
- Frequency
- #2576
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
yá
Mnemonic
A mountain 山 precipice 厓; 厓 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
悬崖
precipice; overhanging cliff
崖
precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. yái
断崖
steep cliff; crag; precipice
山崖
cliff
琼崖
Qiongya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南岛 (HǎinánDǎo)
悬崖勒马
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time
崖壁
escarpment; precipice; cliff
悬崖峭壁
(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces
陡崖
steep cliff; precipice
坠崖
to fall from a cliff
跳崖
to jump off a cliff
崖州
ancient name for Hainan Island 海南岛 (HǎinánDǎo)
崖谷
valley; ravine
崖岸
cliff; steep slope; fig. arrogant and difficult person