险 xiǎn danger; dangerous; rugged
Made up of [阝 fù 'left ear'; 'right of mound' radical 170]Made with 10 strokes.
Consists of 'mound' or 'wall' with a phonetic element 'xian' to mean a narrow passage and hence 'danger'
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Also uses 阝 fù component: 啊 á (what?) 防 fáng (to protect) ; 际 jì (border) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 隋 suí (Sui) ; 阳 yáng (yang) ; 阴 yīn (yin) ; 院 yuàn (courtyard) ; 阻 zǔ (to hinder)
Different tone
鲜 xiān (fresh) ; 先 xiān (first) ; 仙 xiān (immortal) ; 咸 xián ; 闲 xián (to stay idle) ; 现 xiàn (to appear)Pronunciation
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