崎

See also: 埼, 﨑, and 嵜

崎	U+5D0E, 崎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5D0E

← 崍
[U+5D0D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

崏 →
[U+5D0F]

Translingual

Han character

崎 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 山大一口 (UKMR), four-corner 2472₁, composition ⿰山奇)

References

KangXi: page 313, character 19

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8169

Dae Jaweon: page 614, character 15

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 778, character 10

Unihan data for U+5D0E

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (奇) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
奇	kral, ɡral
畸	*kral
剞	kral, kralʔ
羇	*kral
掎	kral, kralʔ, *kʰrals
攲	kral, kralʔ, *kʰral
躸	*kral
踦	kralʔ, kʰral
寄	*krals
徛	krals, ɡralʔ
欹	kʰral, qral
崎	kʰral, ɡɯl
觭	kʰral, kʰralʔ
碕	kʰral, kʰralʔ, ɡral, ɡɯl
綺	*kʰralʔ
婍	*kʰralʔ
騎	ɡral, ɡrals
琦	*ɡral
鵸	*ɡral
錡	ɡral, ɡralʔ, *ŋɡralʔ
輢	ɡrals, qralʔ, *qrals
齮	*ŋɡralʔ
犄	*qral
猗	qral, qralʔ
椅	qral, qralʔ
旖	qral, qralʔ
陭	qral, qrals
檹	*qral
漪	*qral
倚	qralʔ, qrals

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kʰral, *ɡɯl) : semantic 山 (“mountain”) + phonetic 奇 (OC *kral, *ɡral).

Etymology 1

trad.		崎
simp. ^#		崎
alternative forms		﨑嵜㟢

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qí, qī
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ, ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴, kei¹
Min Dong (BUC): kĭ / gì
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): khi / kî / kiâ
(Teochew, Peng'im): ki¹
Wu (Wiktionary): jji (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cí
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²
  - Yale: chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
  - Palladius: ци (ci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ci
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi¹
  - Yale: chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chi
  - Palladius: ци (ci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴, kei¹
  - Yale: kèih, kēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴, kei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴, kéi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹/, /kʰei̯⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kĭ / gì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵/, /ki⁵³/

Note: kĭ/gì - literary.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khi
  - Tâi-lô: khi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî
  - Tâi-lô: kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâ
  - Tâi-lô: kiâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiaa
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /kia²⁴/

Note: khi/kî - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jji (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥͡ʑi²³/

Middle Chinese: /kʰˠiᴇ/, /ɡɨi/

Rime
Character	崎	崎
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	支 (13)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	去奇切	渠希切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠiᴇ/	/ɡɨi/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰᵚiɛ/	/ɡɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰiɛ/	/ɡiəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰjiə̆/	/gɨj/
Li Rong	/kʰje/	/ɡiəi/
Wang Li	/kʰǐe/	/ɡĭəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰie̯/	/ge̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qī	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei¹	kei⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰral/, /*ɡɯl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	崎	崎
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	9987	10025
Phonetic component	奇	奇
Rime group	歌	微
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	㩻	祈
Old Chinese	/*kʰral/	/*ɡɯl/

Definitions

崎

Used in 崎嶇／崎岖 (qíqū, “rugged”).
(literary) tilted; slanted

Compounds

崎崟
崛崎
嶝崎 (Dèngqí)
川崎 (Chuānqí)
川崎症

竹崎 (Zhúqí)
崎嶇／崎岖 (qíqū)
崎嶇不平／崎岖不平 (qíqū bùpíng)
崎嶇鳥道／崎岖鸟道
嶔崎／嵚崎 (qīnqí)

嶔崎歷落／嵚崎历落
嶔崎磊落／嵚崎磊落
嶢崎／峣崎
長崎／长崎 (Chángqí)
龍崎／龙崎 (Lóngqí)

Etymology 2

trad.		崎
simp. ^#		崎
alternative forms		嶇／岖

Homophonous with 徛 (“to stand”) in most surveyed varieties of Hakka.

Pronunciation

Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ki¹

Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ki¹
  - Sinological IPA: /cʰi⁴⁴/

Definitions

崎

(Hakka) steep; precipitous

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 崎

壁立 (bìlì) (chiefly of a mountain peak, cliff, etc.)
岢峨 (kě'é) (literary, of a mountain, high and steep)
岢峻 (kějùn) (literary, of a mountain, high and steep)
峭 (qiào) (in compounds only)
峻峭 (jùnqiào) (of a mountain, high and steep)
崒 (zú) (literary)

嶜崟 (jīnyín) (dangerously steep)
巀嶭 (jiéniè) (of mountains, high, lofty, and steep)
巉岩 (chányán) (literary)
巉峻 (chánjùn) (literary)
巉巉 (chánchán) (literary)
陡 (dǒu)

陡峭 (dǒuqiào)
陡直 (dǒuzhí)
高峻 (gāojùn) (of a mountain, high and steep)
嶔崟／嵚崟 (qīnyín) (literary, dangerously steep)
筆陡／笔陡 (bǐdǒu)
險峻／险峻 (xiǎnjùn) (dangerously steep)

Dialectal synonyms of 陡 (“steep”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		陡峭
Mandarin	Beijing	陡
	Taiwan	陡
	Jinan	陡
	Xi'an	陡
	Wuhan	陡
	Chengdu	陡
	Yangzhou	陡
	Hefei	陡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	笡, 徛
	Hong Kong	笡
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	笡
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	笡
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	笡
	Yangjiang	笡
Gan	Nanchang	陡
Hakka	Meixian	崎₂
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	崎₂, 笡
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Changbu)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	崎₂
	Wengyuan	崎₂
	Jiexi	崎₂, 竳
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	竳
	Changting	陡, 崎₂
	Wuping (Yanqian)	崎₂
	Ninghua	崎₂
	Tonggu (Sandu)	陡
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	崎₂
	Dayu	崎₂, 陡
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	崎₂
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	崎₂
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	崎₂
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	崎₂
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	崎₂
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	崎₂
	Hong Kong	崎₂
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	笡
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	笡
	Xinyi (Sihe)	笡
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	笡
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	笡
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	斜
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	崎₂
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	崎₂
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	壁
	Mengshan (Xihe)	陡
	Luchuan	斜
Jin	Taiyuan	陡
Min Bei	Jian'ou	崎₃, 趖
Min Dong	Fuzhou	崎₃
	Changle	崎₃
	Fuqing	崎₃
	Yongtai	崎₃
	Gutian	崎₃
	Fu'an	崎₃
	Ningde	崎₃
	Shouning	崎₃
	Zhouning	崎₃
	Fuding	崎₃
Min Nan	Xiamen	崎₃, 趨
	Quanzhou	崎₃
	Zhangzhou	崎₃, 趨
	Taipei	崎₃, 趨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	崎₃, 趨
	Kaohsiung	崎₃, 趨
	Yilan	崎₃, 趨
	Changhua (Lukang)	崎₃, 趨
	Taichung	崎₃
	Tainan	崎₃, 趨
	Hsinchu	崎₃
	Kinmen	崎₃
	Penghu (Magong)	崎₃
	Chaozhou	崎₃
	Jieyang	崎₃
Wu	Suzhou	棧
Wu	Wenzhou	峻
Xiang	Changsha	陡
Xiang	Shuangfeng	陡

Etymology 3

trad.		崎
simp. ^#		崎
alternative forms		徛企

Pronunciation

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kia
Min Bei (KCR): gṳè
Min Dong (BUC): kié
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kiā / kiǎ
(Teochew, Peng'im): gia⁶

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kia
  - Hakka Romanization System: gia
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gia⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯a⁵⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gṳè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyɛ⁴²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kié
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiɛ²¹³/

Note: kié - vernacular.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiā
  - Tâi-lô: kiā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kia
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /kia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung): /kia³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiǎ
  - Tâi-lô: kiǎ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kia²²/
  - IPA (Lukang): /kia³³/

Note: kiâ/kiǎ - vernacular ("steep", "steps", "slope").

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gia⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiă
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kia³⁵/

Note: gia6 - steep.

Definitions

崎

(Min) steep
(Min Nan, Taiwanese Hakka) slope
落崎 [Hokkien] ― lo̍h kiā [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to go down a slope

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 崎

壁立 (bìlì) (chiefly of a mountain peak, cliff, etc.)
岢峨 (kě'é) (literary, of a mountain, high and steep)
岢峻 (kějùn) (literary, of a mountain, high and steep)
峭 (qiào) (in compounds only)
峻峭 (jùnqiào) (of a mountain, high and steep)
崒 (zú) (literary)

嶜崟 (jīnyín) (dangerously steep)
巀嶭 (jiéniè) (of mountains, high, lofty, and steep)
巉岩 (chányán) (literary)
巉峻 (chánjùn) (literary)
巉巉 (chánchán) (literary)
陡 (dǒu)

陡峭 (dǒuqiào)
陡直 (dǒuzhí)
高峻 (gāojùn) (of a mountain, high and steep)
嶔崟／嵚崟 (qīnyín) (literary, dangerously steep)
筆陡／笔陡 (bǐdǒu)
險峻／险峻 (xiǎnjùn) (dangerously steep)

Dialectal synonyms of 陡 (“steep”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		陡峭
Mandarin	Beijing	陡
	Taiwan	陡
	Jinan	陡
	Xi'an	陡
	Wuhan	陡
	Chengdu	陡
	Yangzhou	陡
	Hefei	陡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	笡, 徛
	Hong Kong	笡
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	笡
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	笡
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	笡
	Yangjiang	笡
Gan	Nanchang	陡
Hakka	Meixian	崎₂
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	崎₂, 笡
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Changbu)	崎₂
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	崎₂
	Wengyuan	崎₂
	Jiexi	崎₂, 竳
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	竳
	Changting	陡, 崎₂
	Wuping (Yanqian)	崎₂
	Ninghua	崎₂
	Tonggu (Sandu)	陡
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	崎₂
	Dayu	崎₂, 陡
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	崎₂
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	崎₂
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	崎₂
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	崎₂
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	崎₂
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	崎₂
	Hong Kong	崎₂
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	笡
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	笡
	Xinyi (Sihe)	笡
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	笡
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	笡
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	斜
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	崎₂
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	崎₂
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	壁
	Mengshan (Xihe)	陡
	Luchuan	斜
Jin	Taiyuan	陡
Min Bei	Jian'ou	崎₃, 趖
Min Dong	Fuzhou	崎₃
	Changle	崎₃
	Fuqing	崎₃
	Yongtai	崎₃
	Gutian	崎₃
	Fu'an	崎₃
	Ningde	崎₃
	Shouning	崎₃
	Zhouning	崎₃
	Fuding	崎₃
Min Nan	Xiamen	崎₃, 趨
	Quanzhou	崎₃
	Zhangzhou	崎₃, 趨
	Taipei	崎₃, 趨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	崎₃, 趨
	Kaohsiung	崎₃, 趨
	Yilan	崎₃, 趨
	Changhua (Lukang)	崎₃, 趨
	Taichung	崎₃
	Tainan	崎₃, 趨
	Hsinchu	崎₃
	Kinmen	崎₃
	Penghu (Magong)	崎₃
	Chaozhou	崎₃
	Jieyang	崎₃
Wu	Suzhou	棧
Wu	Wenzhou	峻
Xiang	Changsha	陡
Xiang	Shuangfeng	陡

References

“崎”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Alternative forms

(now nonstandard and only remaining in given names) 﨑, 嵜

Kanji

崎

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

peninsula; promontory; cape; spit

Readings

Go-on: き (ki)
Kan-on: き (ki)
Kun: さき (saki, 崎, Jōyō); みさき (misaki, 崎); けわしい (kewashii)

Compounds

長崎(ながさき) (Nagasaki)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
崎
さき Grade: 4
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

崎(さき) • (saki)

(geography) small peninsula
(geography) cape

Korean

Hanja

崎 • (gi) (hangeul 기, revised gi, McCune–Reischauer ki)

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Vietnamese

Han character

崎: Hán Nôm readings: khi, kì

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