崖

yá
#2,242 most
frequent character
precipice, cliff, Taiwan pr. [yai2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

崖 yá joins 屵, a tall mountain, with 圭 guī, a sound part that is not close today. The mountain part fits the first sense, 'steep cliff or shore,' which grew to 'cliff, precipice.'

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Homophones

牙yá
tooth, ivory, tooth-like thing

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