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崛

jué
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to rise abruptly
  2. 2 to tower up

Examples

近十年，这座城市迅速崛起。
Jìn shínián, zhè zuò chéngshì xùnsù juéqǐ.
Over the past decade this city has risen rapidly.
平原上崛起一座高峰。
Píngyuán shàng juéqǐ yí zuò gāofēng.
A tall peak rose abruptly out of the plain.

Tips

usage
崛 almost always appears in 崛起 (to rise abruptly), used both for a mountain shooting up and, very commonly, for a country, company or city rising to prominence fast.

Components

radical
山 shān
mountain
The mountain radical. The original image is a peak thrusting suddenly upward, so the mountain radical gives 崛 its rising, towering core meaning.
phonetic
屈 qū
to bend; to yield
Provides the sound; qū shifted to jué. The bending meaning does not carry into 崛, only the reading, the same role it plays in 倔 and 掘.

Stroke Order

崛 jué