崎

qí

奇 + 山

Definitions

qí mountainous

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.

Semantic: 山 Phonetic: 奇

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崎 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic radical 山 (mountain) and the phonetic component 奇 (strange, unusual). The mountain radical indicates that the character refers to elevated or rocky terrain, while 奇 primarily supplies the pronunciation and secondarily suggests irregularity. The combination denotes landscape that is rugged, steep, and uneven, difficult to traverse. It most often appears in the compound 崎岖, which vividly captures the exhausting, treacherous nature of mountain paths and rough, unpaved roads.

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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山路非常崎岖。

Shānlù fēicháng qíqū.

The mountain road is very rugged.

崎岖的小路难走。

Qíqū de xiǎo lù nán zǒu.

The rugged path is difficult to walk.

我们走过一段崎岖的山路。

Wǒmen zǒu guò yī duàn qíqū de shānlù.

We walked through a section of rugged mountain road.

崎岖不平的地形影响行驶。

Qíqū bùpíng de dìxíng yǐngxiǎng xíngshǐ.

The rugged and uneven terrain affects driving.

在崎岖的丘陵地带开车要小心。

Zài qíqū de qiūlíng dìdài kāichē yào xiǎoxīn.

Driving in rugged hilly areas requires caution.

尽管道路崎岖，他们还是按时到达。

Jǐnguǎn dàolù qíqū, tāmen háishì ànshí dàodá.

Although the road was rugged, they still arrived on time.

这段崎岖的旅程让我们印象深刻。

Zhè duàn qíqū de lǚchéng ràng wǒmen yìnxiàng shēnkè.

This rugged journey left a deep impression on us.

探险队必须穿越一片崎岖而荒凉的区域。

Tànxiǎn duì bìxū chuānyuè yī piàn qíqū ér huāngliáng de qūyù.

The expedition team must cross a rugged and desolate area.

Related Characters

Component: 奇

Component: 山

崎