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岩 is the commonly used simplified form of the complex traditional character 巖. It combines the mountain radical 山 above the stone radical 石, an intuitive pairing that conveys the rocks and boulders forming a mountain. Its meanings include solid rock, large boulders, and steep, dangerous cliffs in rugged natural landscapes. The character appears in geological terminology for types of stone and minerals, and is also common in names of geographical locations, caves, and mountainous areas due to its visual and semantic link to rocky terrain.
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这块岩石很硬。
岩洞里有蝙蝠。
岩浆从火山喷出。
他爬上了岩壁。
岩画是古代艺术。
地质学家研究岩层。
这座岩山很难攀登。
在岩岸附近发现了化石。
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