岬

jiǎ
#4,067 most
frequent character
cape (geography), headland

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

岬 has 山 mountain as its meaning part and 甲 jiǎ for sound. It first meant a mountain pass. This grew to mean land or rock jutting into water.

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Homophones

HSK 5
甲jiǎ
first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干|十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

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