岫 xiù — mountain cave, peak · English

岫

xiù

mountain cave, peak

At a glance · 岫

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从山由声，形声字，本指山穴、峰峦。隶楷作「岫」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「岫」本指山洞，亦指山峰。

Structure

形声字，山为意符，由为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinxiù

Radical山

Strokes8

UnicodeU+5CAB

Character type形声

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English mountain cave, peak A mountain cave; a peak or ravine.

Français caverne, pic Une caverne de montagne; un pic.

Español cueva, pico Una cueva de montaña; un pico.

العربية كهف جبلي، قمة كهف جبلي أو قمة.

Русский горная пещера, пик Горная пещера; пик, утёс.

Common words

岫xiùmountain peak
远岫yuǎn xiùdistant peaks

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