峋 (xún): (in 嶙峋) jagged and rugged

Meanings

山坡上到处是嶙峋的怪石。

Shānpō shàng dàochù shì línxún de guàishí.

Strange jagged rocks stood all over the mountainside.

老人很瘦，肋骨嶙峋。

Lǎorén hěn shòu, lèigǔ línxún.

The old man was thin, his ribs gaunt and showing.

usage

峋 is bound: it occurs only in 嶙峋, describing jagged rock or, figuratively, a gaunt frame.

radical

山 shān

mountain

The mountain radical 山 marks terrain. It pairs with its partner 嶙 to picture a layered, broken rocky scene.

phonetic

旬 xún

ten-day period

Supplies the sound xún exactly. The same phonetic drives 询 and 巡 in the xún sound family.

峋 xún