巉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 山
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 17
Total Strokes: 20
Variants: 嶄

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chán
Cantonese: caam4
JapaneseOn: SAN ZAN
Korean: CHAM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: steep, rugged, jagged, precipitous

CE-Dict: cliff

康熙字典文字版 【寅集中】【山字部】巉
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】鋤銜切【正韻】鉏咸切，𠀤音讒。巉巖，高也。【正字通】山險絕如劖刻也。【宋玉·高唐賦】登巉巖而下望兮。【宋炳·登半石山詩】萬樹巉巖詭。　又【玉篇】【廣韻】士檻切【集韻】士減切，𠀤音斬。與嶃嶄同。　又通作漸。【詩·小雅】漸漸之石，維其高矣。【註】漸，士銜反。高峻貌。　【集韻】或作𥕌。俗作巉，非。宗炳《登半石山詩》。

CF-Dict: abrupt/raide/escarpé/dentelé