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崖 = 山 + 厓

崖 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cliff”. It is built from 山 (mountain) and 厓 (precipice). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
cliff
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yá
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
cliff, precipice, обрыв, precipice
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
崖 bluffs

Decomposition

ids

  1. 山 mountain
  2. 厓 precipice

Characters that contain 崖

How to find 崖 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mountain” + “precipice”. 崖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 崖 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.