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Animated Stroke Order 崖

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 崖 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 崖

崖 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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崖

崖=厂cliff+圭jade tablet

A steep cliff (厂) where the earth (圭) rises high — depicting a sheer precipice or cliff face.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 崖

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5.

How to Use 崖

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 崖 works in context.

Cliff (崖)

Words containing 崖 that refer to steep rock faces or precipices.

悬崖峭壁 • xuán yá qiào bì • precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuán悬

yá崖

qiào峭

bì壁

precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs

悬崖 • xuán yá • Cliff / Precipice • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuán悬

yá崖

Cliff / Precipice

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 崖 is used in context

bú不

yào要

kào靠

jìn近

xuán悬

yá崖

biān边

yuán缘

，

hěn很

wēi危

xiǎn险

。

Don't get close to the edge of the cliff, it's dangerous

yá崖

bì壁

shàng上

cháng长

mǎn满

le了

qīng青

tái苔

zhè这

zuò座

shān山

yá崖

fēi非

cháng常

dǒu陡

qiào峭

Information

Pinyinyá

Meaningcliff

Strokes11

Radical山

Traditional崖

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Frequency#2203

Zhuyinㄧㄚˊ

UnicodeU+5D16

CangjieUMGG

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The cliff face is covered with moss

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This mountain cliff is very steep

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