xiàn

steep hill

A mountain  that affords a good view  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shān mountain
SoundMeaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡeːnʔ
Unicodehěn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

xiàn steep hill Simplified

A mountain  that affords a good view  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shān mountain
SoundMeaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode