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崭

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towering; prominent; very; extremely; (dialect) marvelous; excellent

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
11
Radical
山 +8
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
嶄
Common rank
#3,185
Unicode
U+5D2D

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Formation & memory

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How 崭 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

山 meaning “mountain” + 斩 sound ( zhǎn )

Components 山 斩

How to remember it

towering · Heisig RSH #2190

山 mountain + 斩 hew

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 崭

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
崭露头角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
崭新 zhǎn xīn brand new
崭然 zhǎn rán outstanding; towering
崭齐 zhǎn qí orderly; tidy
崭亮 zhǎn liàng shining; brilliant
崭劲 zhǎn jìn (dialect) to apply oneself; to make a strong effort
崭晴 zhǎn qíng clear weather

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 斩 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
斩 sound part zhǎn to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
渐 jiàn gradually
暂 zàn temporary
堑 qiàn moat, pit, trench; cavity
惭 cán ashamed, humiliated; shameful
椠 qiàn wooden tablet; edition