岙
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Meaning: plain in the middle of the mountains
💡 Mountain (山) opening (夭) to a plain: 岙 is a mountain gap.
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Character Story & Explanation
Unearthing 岙 (ào), I find a character that speaks of geography. It combines 山 (mountain) atop 夭, which here suggests a recess or hollow. In ancient China, 岙 denoted a flat, fertile plain nestled among mountains, often a site for settlements. Today, it appears in place names along China's southeastern coast, like in Zhejiang, where such mountain-girt plains were prized for agriculture and refuge.
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