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巖 = 山 + 嚴

巖 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cliff”. It is built from 山 (mountain) and 嚴 (strict).

Keyword
cliff
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yán
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
cliff, precipice, обрыв, precipice

Decomposition

ids

  1. 山 mountain
  2. 嚴 strict

How to find 巖 without knowing its reading

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

Open 巖 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.