嶇

See also: 岖

嶇	U+5D87, 嶇 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5D87

← 嶆
[U+5D86]

CJK Unified Ideographs

嶈 →
[U+5D88]

Translingual

Han character

嶇 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 山尸口口 (USRR), four-corner 2171₆, composition ⿰山區)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 318, character 43
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8426
Dae Jaweon: page 619, character 10
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 793, character 9
Unihan data for U+5D87

Chinese

trad.		嶇
simp.		岖
alternative forms		崎 Hakka

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (區) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
摳	kʰoː, kʰo
彄	*kʰoː
剾	kʰoː, qoː
謳	*qoː
歐	qoː, qoːʔ
區	qoː, kʰo
鷗	*qoː
甌	*qoː
漚	qoː, qoːs
瞘	*qoː
嘔	qoː, qoːʔ
櫙	*qoː
膒	*qoː
蓲	qoː, kʰu, qo, qos
醧	qoː, qas
鏂	*qoː
毆	*qoːʔ
塸	*qoːʔ
貙	*kʰl'o
樞	*kʰjo
驅	kʰo, kʰos
軀	*kʰo
嶇	*kʰo
鰸	*kʰo
敺	*kʰo
傴	*qoʔ
嫗	*qos
饇	*qos

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰo) : semantic 山 (“mountain”) + phonetic 區 (OC *qoː, *kʰo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qū (qu¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): keoi¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khî

(Meixian, Guangdong): ki¹
Eastern Min (BUC): kṳ̆
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ku¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹
  - Yale: chyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiu
  - Palladius: цюй (cjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: keoi¹
  - Yale: kēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ki¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kṳ̆
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰy⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khu
  - Tâi-lô: khu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ku¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu³³/

Middle Chinese: khju

Rime
Character	嶇
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	豈俱切
Baxter	khju
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰio/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰuə̆/
Li Rong	/kʰio/
Wang Li	/kʰĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	heoi¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰo/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嶇
Reading #	1/1
No.	10608
Phonetic component	區
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	區
Old Chinese	/*kʰo/

Definitions

嶇

Only used in 崎嶇／崎岖 (qíqū, “rugged, rough”) and 嶇嶔／岖嵚 (“steep, sheer”).
(Hakka) steep

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 陡 (“steep”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		陡峭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	陡
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	陡
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	陡
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	陡
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	陡
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	陡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	陡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	陡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	笡, 徛
	Hong Kong	笡
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	笡
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	笡
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	笡
	Yangjiang	笡
Gan	Nanchang	陡
Hakka	Meixian	崎₂
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	崎₂, 笡
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Changbu)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	崎₂
	Wengyuan	崎₂
	Jiexi	崎₂, 竳
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	竳
	Changting	陡, 崎₂
	Wuping (Yanqian)	崎₂
	Ninghua	崎₂
	Tonggu (Sandu)	陡
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	崎₂
	Dayu	崎₂, 陡
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	崎₂
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	崎₂
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	崎₂
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	崎₂
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	崎₂
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	崎₂
	Hong Kong	崎₂
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	笡
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	笡
	Xinyi (Sihe)	笡
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	笡
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	笡
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	斜
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	崎₂
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	崎₂
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	壁
	Mengshan (Xihe)	陡
	Luchuan	斜
Jin	Taiyuan	陡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	崎₃, 趖
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	崎₃
	Fuzhou (Changle)	崎₃
	Fuqing	崎₃
	Yongtai	崎₃
	Gutian	崎₃
	Fu'an	崎₃
	Ningde	崎₃
	Shouning	崎₃
	Zhouning	崎₃
	Fuding	崎₃
Southern Min	Xiamen	崎₃, 趨
	Quanzhou	崎₃
	Zhangzhou	崎₃, 趨
	Taipei	崎₃, 趨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	崎₃, 趨
	Kaohsiung	崎₃, 趨
	Yilan	崎₃, 趨
	Changhua (Lukang)	崎₃, 趨
	Taichung	崎₃
	Tainan	崎₃, 趨
	Hsinchu	崎₃
	Kinmen	崎₃
	Penghu (Magong)	崎₃
	Chaozhou	崎₃
	Jieyang	崎₃
Wu	Shanghai	企
	Suzhou	棧
	Wenzhou	峻
Xiang	Changsha	陡
Xiang	Shuangfeng	陡

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

嶇

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: く (ku)
Kan-on: く (ku)
Kun: けわしい (kewashii, 嶇しい)

Korean

Hanja

嶇 (eum 구 (gu))

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Vietnamese

Han character

嶇: Hán Nôm readings: khu

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References

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