碥
dangerous rocks jutting out over rapids
Closest English meanings
cliff path·steep rock
The Calligrapher — Lù Jiǎnzhī 陆柬之
Tang calligrapher and nephew of Yu Shinan; his running-script 'Essay on Literature' survives
Tang calligrapher (), master of running script — known for 《文赋》. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
碥 carves out the perilous stretch where a mountain trail narrows onto bare rock above a gorge. Ming travel accounts of the Sichuan roads warn of the 碥路 — cliff paths — where horses picked their way along ledges, and one slip sent loads and mules tumbling into the river far below.
Common words & phrases
- 碥路 cliff path
- 崖碥 cliff edge path
- 碥石 steep rock
Read the story behind the character
Today 碥 survives mostly in hiking and regional usage: a 碥路 is a cliff path cut into rock, a 崖碥 runs along the very cliff edge above the drop, and locals still call the loose boulders on such slopes 碥石, steep rock that hikers test carefully before trusting their weight.
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