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崔 is a phono-semantic compound with the mountain radical 山 at the top, which provides the semantic category of high terrain or peaks, and the component 隹 (zhuī, a short-tailed bird) at the bottom, which gives the pronunciation. Originally, it described the towering, rugged appearance of steep mountains, a meaning still found in classical poetry. In modern Chinese, however, its primary use is as a common surname, and it rarely functions as a descriptive geographic term in everyday language.
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崔老师很好。
崔先生住在北京。
崔小姐是医院的医生。
崔经理今天很忙。
崔叔叔喜欢打篮球。
崔阿姨做的菜很好吃。
崔同学的学习成绩很好。
崔教授在大学里教历史。