崃
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Meaning: name of a mountain in Sichuan
💡 Mountain (山) comes (来) to life in Sichuan's Qionglai range.
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Character Story & Explanation
崃 (lái) is a Chinese character used exclusively as part of place names, most notably in 邛崃 (Qiónglái), a mountain range in Sichuan. It combines the radical 山 (mountain) with the phonetic 来 (lái). Unlike English topographic terms (e.g., 'Alps' or 'Rockies'), 崃 is not a generic word for mountains but a proper name element, similar to 'Everest' or 'Kilimanjaro'. Its usage is rare outside geographic contexts.
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