崖壑
yá​hè

ravine

崖 yá cliff

A mountain 山 precipice 厓; 厓 also provides the pronunciation

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
厓
厓 SoundMeaning component
yá, ái precipice

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngɛŋˤrarriver bank; limit
Zhengzhangŋreː
ŋre
Unicodengɛi

說文解字

高邊也。从屵圭聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

壑 hè, huò bed of torrent

Components

㕡
㕡 SoundIconic component
hé a gully, a pool
土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxakqʰˤak moat; canal

說文解字

《說文》：“，溝也。从，从谷。讀若郝。壑，或从土。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)