厓

Information about character(s)

Radical: 厂
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 8
Variants: 崖

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yá, ái
Cantonese: ngaai4
JapaneseKun: GAKE KISHI KATAHE HATE
JapaneseOn: GAI GE GI
Korean: AY
Vietnamese: day

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: precipice, shore, bank; surname

CE-Dict: old form of 崖 (cliff) and 涯 (bank)

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《厂部》厓山邊也。从厂圭聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【厂字部】厓
【唐韻】五佳切【集韻】【韻會】宜佳切，𠀤音崖。【說文】山邊也。从厂，圭聲。【韻會】或作崖，今山崖字皆作崖。又【爾雅·釋丘】望厓洒而高。【疏】厓，水邊也。【玉篇】或作涯。又【韻會】珠厓，郡名。漢武帝置地居海中，厓岸出珠，故曰珠厓。【前漢·武帝紀】珠崖，亦作珠厓。又借作睚。【前漢·孔光傳】厓眥莫不誅傷。【註】師古曰：厓音崖。又【集韻】魚羈切，音宜。義同。【揚雄·甘泉賦】樵蒸焜上，配藜四施。北爌幽都，南煬丹厓。又牛懈切，音𢛄。同睚，目際也。一曰怒視。或作𥊅𥌚𤷅。