峣
yáo
【形】
1. Appearance of being high.
2. Original meaning: Tall and steep mountain; high.
3. Etymology: Phono-semantic compound. From “mountain” (山), with the sound component from “yáo” (尧).
引
1. From "Shuowen Jiezi": Jiao Yao, describing the appearance of a tall mountain.
2. From "Han Shu, Biography of Yang Xiong": Mount Tai is not as high as Jiao Yao.
3. From Zhang Heng’s "Xijing Fu": The tall gate towers above the city.
4. From "Baihu Tong": Similar to Jiao Jiao, it describes something very high.
例
- e.g.: Jiao Zheng (tall and steep); Jiao Gao (appearance of being precariously high); Jiao Xie (high platform); Jiao Que (the grand entrance of a palace, named for its height); Jiao Jiao (appearance of being high); Jiao Qi (tall and steep; strange; bizarre).