(xiá)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad.

gorge

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiá
Meaning
gorge
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰山夹

The space between 夹 two mountains 山; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : The space between 夾 two mountains 山; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiá
HSK 7-9

canyon

Open 峡谷 page →
hǎixiá
HSK 7-9

strait; channel

Open 海峡 page →
sānxiá

Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu…

Open 三峡 page →
yànxiá

isthmus of the fauces

Open 咽峡 page →
shānxiá

gorge; canyon; mountain valley

Open 山峡 page →
西xiá

see 西峡县

Open 西峡 page →

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