岖 (qū): (of a road) rugged

Meanings

山路崎岖难行。

Shānlù qíqū nán xíng.

The mountain path was rugged and hard to walk.

他们的成功之路崎岖坎坷。

Tāmen de chénggōng zhī lù qíqū kǎnkě.

Their road to success was full of twists and hardships.

usage

Only used in 崎岖 (rugged, rough). Literally describes uneven mountain terrain; figuratively a difficult, bumpy course in life.

radical

山 shān

mountain

Left 山 (mountain), the indexing radical. It places 岖 in the terrain family — uneven, steep mountain ground.

phonetic

区 qū

area; phonetic

Right 区 supplies the sound directly (qū = qū). The same phonetic anchors 驱 (to drive) and 躯 (body).

岖 qū