峡 xiá gorge
gorge; ravine; strait
How to remember 峡: 山 mountain + 夹 to support = gorge. Between two mountain walls, workers add thick poles to support the old rope bridge over the gorge.
Component breakdown
峡 = 山 mountain + 夹 to support
- 山 mountain
- 夹 to support
Between two mountain walls, workers add thick poles to support the old rope bridge over the gorge.
How it is used
- A gorge or narrow water passage: 峡谷 (xiágǔ) canyon, 海峡 (hǎixiá) strait, 三峡 (Sānxiá) the Three Gorges.
- 台湾海峡 (Táiwān hǎixiá) = the Taiwan Strait - 海峡 is the standard geographic term.