峡 = 山 + 夹

峡 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “gorge”. It is built from 山 (mountain) and 夹 (be wedged or inserted between).

Keyword: gorge
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiá
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: gorge, strait, ravine, овраг, пролив, ущелье, strait, ravine
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 峡 gorge

Decomposition

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山 mountain
夹 be wedged or inserted between

How to find 峡 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mountain” + “be wedged or inserted between”. 峡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 峡 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.