岣
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Meaning: name of a hill in Hunan
💡 A 'gou' sound mountain; think 'go up' a hill in Hunan.
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Character Story & Explanation
岣 (gǒu) is a rare character exclusively used in the name 岣嵝 (Gǒulǒu), a hill in Hunan Province, China. It combines the radical 山 (mountain) with the phonetic 句 (gōu/jù). Most Chinese speakers encounter it only when reading about Mount Heng or ancient texts mentioning the legendary Yu the Great, who is said to have inscribed a stele there.
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