峽
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Entry·pron. xiá
ㄒㄧㄚˊ
“A narrow passage between mountains, often a gorge or strait; a ravine; an isthmus; used in place names.”
Taiwan rank
#2,096
Radical
山mountain
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Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 海峽strait; narrow sea channel between two landmasses connecting two larger bodies of water
- 三峽ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊThree Gorges; Qutang, Wu, and Xiling gorges on the Yangtze River in central China; also a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- 峽谷a deep, narrow valley with steep sides; a canyon or gorge formed by river erosion
- 台灣海峽the Taiwan Strait; the strait between Taiwan and mainland China; a body of water separating the island of Taiwan from the Chinese mainland
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