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岖

嶇
qū
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (of a road) rugged
  2. 2 steep and uneven

Examples

HSK 6
山路崎岖难行。
Shānlù qíqū nán xíng.
The mountain path was rugged and hard to walk.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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

Components

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

Stroke Order

岖 qū