岧
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Meaning: lofty peak
💡 Imagine a mountain (山) calling (召) the sky — a 'tiáo' peak.
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Character Story & Explanation
Detective's report: The character 岧 (tiáo) depicts a 'lofty peak' rising above the clouds. Composed of the radical 山 (mountain) and the phonetic 召 (zhào), it suggests a mountain so tall it seems to summon the sky. Rarely used alone, it appears in classical poetry to evoke majestic, unattainable heights.
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