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The character "岖" is a simplified form that descends from the traditional character "嶇", both conveying the sense of rugged or precipitous terrain and primarily employed in the compound "崎岖". Its structure invariably features the mountain radical (山) on the left, semantically linking it to landforms, while the right-hand component functions phonetically, originally being "區" and later simplified to "区" to indicate the pronunciation "qū". The mountain radical narrowly defines the meaning as related to mountainous geography, and the character's application has consistently pertained to describing physical topography without substantive change in its semantic scope.
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道路崎岖不平。
崎岖的山路很难走。
人生道路多崎岖。
汽车在崎岖的路上颠簸。
他们跋涉在崎岖的荒野中。
这段崎岖的经历让他成长了许多。
尽管前途崎岖，他仍坚持前行。
蜿蜒崎岖的小径通向山顶。