懂中文 Dong Chinese

嶇

qū

steep

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound.

Components
山 meaning component

山  Meaning component

shān

  

mountain

區 sound component

區  Sound component

qū, oū

  

area

Evolution

嶇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嶇 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
嶇 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
嶇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

岖 (嶇) 

qū

steep, sheer; rugged, rough; rugged

Most common words with 嶇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

崎岖

rugged

岖

rugged