岌
jí

perilous

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 及 represents the sound.

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
及
及 Sound component
jí extend

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋɡrɯb
Unicodengyip

說文解字

山高皃。从山及聲。

Sources

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