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峪 is a phono-semantic compound that combines the mountain radical 山 on the left with 谷 (valley) on the right. The 谷 component provides the pronunciation while also reinforcing the meaning of a depression in the terrain. The character denotes a ravine, gorge, or narrow valley deep within mountains, as opposed to broader, flatter valleys, and it appears mainly in geographical names and descriptions of steep, confined features in mountainous regions.
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