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Meaning of 峽

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峽 (Simplified: 峡)HSK 6
Pinyin: xiá
English Definition: gorge
Chinese Definition:
①两山夹着的水道:三门峡(中国黄河中游峡谷之一)。三峡(中国长江流经四川到湖北的交界一带所经过的三个峡谷,其中有“瞿塘峡”、“巫峡”、“西陵峡”)。海峡(两旁有陆地夹着的形状狭长的海,如“台湾峡峡”)。
②指两山之间:峡谷(狭而深的谷地)。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 山
Ideographic:The space between 夾 two mountains 山; 夾 also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 山 [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak
    • 夾 [ jiā ] to support; to be wedged between
Similar Characters: 蛺
Example Words
峽谷HSK 6 xiá gǔ canyon; gill; ravine
More:峽* | *峽 | *峽*
Example Sentences
1
例如
,
那包括马六甲海峡
。
That includes, for example, the Strait of Malacca.
2
他们乘坐渡船穿越海峡
。
They crossed the strait by ferry.