Definitions
variant of 澗|涧[jiàn]
Etymology
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礀 is a phono-semantic compound depicting a mountain stream flowing through a rocky gorge. The left-side stone radical 石 (shí) links the character to rocky terrain, while the right-side component 間 (jiān/jiàn) supplies the sound and the meaning "gap" or "space". Together, these elements represent water coursing between rocks. As a variant of 澗, this character swaps the water radical for the stone radical, shifting the emphasis from the water itself to the stony bed of the stream.
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