险

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danger; dangerous; rugged

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

阝 meaning “hill” + 佥 sound ( qiān )

Components 阝佥

perilous · Heisig RSH #1437

pinnacle + hootenanny

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
山高水险	shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn	lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift; to undertake an arduous task or journe…
国民年金保险	Guó mín Nián jīn Bǎo xiǎn	(Tw) National Pension Insurance, a social security scheme in Taiwan
风险管理	fēng xiǎn guǎn lǐ	risk management
五险一金	wǔ xiǎn yī jīn	employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances…
信用风险	xìn yòng fēng xiǎn	credit risk
高风险	gāo fēng xiǎn	high risk
保险人	bǎo xiǎn rén	insurer
社会保险	shè huì bǎo xiǎn	social security
劳动保险	láo dòng bǎo xiǎn	labor insurance
有惊无险	yǒu jīng wú xiǎn	to be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap
养老保险	yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn	old-age insurance
保险单	bǎo xiǎn dān	insurance policy (document)
天险	tiān xiǎn	a natural stronghold
中国保险监督管理委员会	Zhōng guó Bǎo xiǎn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì	China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)
出险	chū xiǎn	to get out of trouble; to escape from danger; a danger appears; threatened by danger
一切险	yī qiè xiǎn	all risks (insurance)
车险	chē xiǎn	auto insurance
风险	fēng xiǎn	risk; hazard
交强险	jiāo qiáng xiǎn	compulsory vehicle insurance (abbr. for 機動車交通事故責任強制保險\|机动车交通事故责任强制保险[ji1 dong4 che1 jiao1 t…
风险投资	fēng xiǎn tóu zī	venture capital investment

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
佥 sound part	qiān	all, together, unanimous
脸	liǎn	face, cheek; reputation
检	jiǎn	to check, to examine, to inspect
验	yàn	to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify
剑	jiàn	sword, dagger, saber
签	qiān	to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper
俭	jiǎn	temperate, frugal, economical
敛	liǎn	to collect, to extort
睑	jiǎn	eyelid
捡	jiǎn	to pick up, to gather, to collect
殓	liàn	to dress a corpse for burial
硷	jiǎn	alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
莶	xiān	vine
猃	xiǎn	long-snouted dog
裣	liǎn	draw one's hands into sleeve