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The character 岈 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic radical 山 (mountain) on the left and the phonetic component 牙 ("yá") on the right, which also evokes the image of protruding teeth. It primarily appears in the classical compound "嵚岈", describing steep, jagged, or towering mountainous terrain. Its meaning is confined to topographical descriptions and it is not used independently in modern vernacular language.