崆 (kōng): a mountain in Gansu (in the nam…

Meanings

崆峒山是甘肃著名的道教圣地。

Kōngtóngshān shì Gānsù zhùmíng de Dàojiào shèngdì.

Mount Kongtong is a famous Daoist holy site in Gansu.

传说黄帝曾在崆峒问道。

Chuánshuō Huángdì céng zài Kōngtóng wèndào.

Legend says the Yellow Emperor sought the Way at Kongtong.

usage

Bound form — 崆 occurs only in 崆峒, the Gansu mountain (a Daoist center linked to the Yellow Emperor legend) and a Shandong island.

radical

山 shān

mountain

Top is the mountain radical 山, fitting since the character exists only to write a mountain name.

phonetic

空 kōng

empty

Bottom 空 gives the reading kōng exactly — a clean phonetic with no tone change.

崆 kōng