qiào

steep

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
山 meaning component

  Meaning component

shān

  

mountain

肖 sound component

  Sound component

xiàoxiāo

  

look like

Definitions

 

qiào

steep, precipitous, rugged; high and steep; precipitous; severe or stern

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qiào

variant of [qiào]

Most common words with 峭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

峭壁

cliff

陡峭

precipitous

precipitous

悬崖峭壁

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

料峭

cold