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Character

峡

xiá HSK 7
峡 xiá HSK 7
  • 1. gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names)
  • 2. see '海峡': ① narrow strait connecting two bodies of sea between two landmasses; ② specifically the Taiwan Strait
  • 3. see '地峡': narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses amid the ocean
Words using 峡 as xiá (2)
  • 1 峡谷 xiá gǔ — canyon HSK 7
    • 峡 narrow passage between mountains
    • 谷 valley
    Example

    科罗拉多大峡谷是世界上最壮观的峡谷之一。

    Kē luó lā duō dà xiá gǔ shì shì jiè shàng zuì zhuàng guān de xiá gǔ zhī yī

    The Grand Canyon of Colorado is one of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

  • 2 海峡 hǎi xiá — strait HSK 7
    • 海 sea; indicates the maritime/water aspect
    • 峡 gorge, narrow passage; indicates the narrow geographical feature
    Example

    台湾海峡位于台湾和大陆之间。

    Táiwān Hǎixiá wèi yú Táiwān hé dàlù zhī jiān

    The Taiwan Strait is located between Taiwan and the mainland.

Structure & writing
峡 xiá — gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names)

峡 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 山 shān — mountain; hill
山 is a component in 33 characters
HSK 1
岁 suì year
HSK 4
密 mì dense; closely spaced (opposite of sparse) 幽 yōu (lit.) deep and secluded; (of a place) remote, quiet, and dimly lit 微 wēi tiny; slight
HSK 6
岗 gǎng raised mound or slope of earth 岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides) 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 峰 fēng high, pointed mountain peak 崇 chóng tall; lofty
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崭 zhǎn (lit.) towering; standing out above the rest
HSK 7
仙 xiān immortal; a person with supernatural abilities in mythology 屹 yì (lit.) towering and firm, immovable 屿 yǔ small island 岂 qǐ rhetorical question marker, equivalent to 'how could' or 'is it possible that' 岔 chà branch (of a mountain range, river, road, etc.)
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岖 qū used in '崎岖': ① (of mountain paths) rugged and uneven; ② (fig.) full of hardships and twists 岩 yán steep cliff 岭 lǐng mountain with a path over its summit 岳 yuè a tall, majestic mountain 峙 zhì (lit.) to stand tall; to stand erect 峡 xiá gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names) 峭 qiào steep and tall (of a mountain) 峻 jùn high and steep (of a mountain) 崎 qí (lit.) steep and uneven; rugged 崖 yá steep face of a cliff or rocky height 崛 jué (lit.) to rise up; to emerge powerfully 崩 bēng to collapse; to crumble 嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 巅 diān mountain peak; summit 徽 huī emblem; badge; insignia 灿 càn bright; radiant; dazzling 炭 tàn charcoal, a fuel made by heating wood while cut off from air 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells
2 夹 jiā — to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place
夹 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 7
侠 xiá a chivalrous person or act of helping the oppressed through personal strength 峡 xiá gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names) 惬 qiè contented; pleased 挟 xié to clamp under the arm 狭 xiá narrow; not wide (opposite of "广")
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颊 jiá cheek; the part of the face below the cheekbone

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