precipice

A cliff  formed of earth 

Components

Meaning component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
Meaning component
earth
Meaning component
earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 4 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngɛŋˤrarriver bank; limit
Zhengzhangŋreː

說文解字

山邊也。从厂圭聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica