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

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• 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ki´
    • 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/

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• 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/
Bernard 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

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

Synonyms

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		陡峭
Mandarin	Beijing	陡
	Taiwan	陡
	Jinan	陡
	Xi'an	陡
	Wuhan	陡
	Chengdu	陡
	Yangzhou	陡
	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
	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
	Shuangfeng	陡

Compounds

• 崎嶇／崎岖 (qíqū)
• 崎嶇不平／崎岖不平 (qíqūbùpíng)
• 崎嶇鳥道／崎岖鸟道
• 嶇嶔／岖嵚

 

Japanese

Kanji

嶇

(uncommon “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

• Nom Foundation