峭

qiào
#2,984 most
frequent character
high and steep, precipitous

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

峭 has 山, mountain, as the meaning part and 肖 xiào as the sound part. It first meant a range of tall mountains. Later it grew to high and steep, precipitous, and severe or stern.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

峭qiào
variant of 峭[qiao4]

Homophones

HSK 6
翘qiào
to raise
撬qiào
to pry
壳qiào
(bound form) shell, Taiwan pr. [ke2]

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