岖 (qū): used in 崎嶇|崎岖
岖 (qū) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 崎嶇|崎岖.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (semantic) and 区 (phonetic). It ranks #3028 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 岖 mountain. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 峡 (xiá, gorge), 屿 (yǔ, islet), 巅 (diān, summit).
Definitions
- used in 崎嶇|崎岖
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
岖 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 岖 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
岖字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
qū zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "岖" is not used very often in everyday life.
山路崎岖陡峭,消防员赶到后,将男子固定在担架上,轮流将其抬下山。
shān lù qí qū dǒu qiào , xiāo fáng yuán gǎn dào hòu , jiāng nán zǐ gù dìng zài dān jià shàng , lún liú jiāng qí tái xià shān .
The mountain path was rugged and steep. When the firefighters arrived, they secured the man to a stretcher and took turns carrying him down the mountain.
由于此处是未经开发的山体,崎岖难行。
yóu yú cǐ chǔ shì wèi jīng kāi fā de shān tǐ , qí qū nán háng .
Since this is an undeveloped mountainous area, the terrain is rugged and difficult to navigate.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 山 (mountain) component
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