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崧 is a variant of 嵩, structured as a phono-semantic compound where 山 provides the semantic category of mountains and 松 supplies the phonetic element. It denotes a high, lofty mountain. Historically, it specifically refers to Mount Song in Henan, one of China’s Five Great Mountains. While 嵩 became the standard form for this geographic name, 崧 appears in historical texts and literary names, emphasizing the towering, majestic nature of the peaks.