xiǎn danger; dangerous; rugged

Made up of [ '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'

Related characters


Also uses component: á (what?) fáng (to protect) ; (border) ; líng (mound) ; suí (Sui) ; yáng (yang) ; yīn (yin) ; yuàn (courtyard) ; (to hinder)

Different tone

xiān (fresh) ; xiān (first) ; xiān (immortal) ; xián ; xián (to stay idle) ; xiàn (to appear)

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Pronunciation

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