崖 yá cliff
cliff; precipice
怎么记住“崖”: 山 mountain + 厓 cliff edge = cliff. High on the mountain, a hiker steps to the cliff edge and watches her water bottle tumble all the way down the cliff.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
崖 = 山 mountain + 厓 cliff edge
- 山 mountain meaning
- 厓 cliff edge sound
High on the mountain, a hiker steps to the cliff edge and watches her water bottle tumble all the way down the cliff.
How it came to be
The mountain gives the meaning and the part for cliff edge gives the sound.
用法
- A cliff/precipice: 悬崖 (xuányá) a sheer cliff, 悬崖峭壁 (xuányá-qiàobì) sheer cliffs.
- 悬崖勒马 (xuányá-lèmǎ) = to rein in the horse at the cliff's edge, i.e. to pull back just in time.