Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) Entry: 崷 Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 315, Entry 27 According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is ziu (rising tone). It refers to the appearance of a mountain that is long and high. In the Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu fu) by Ban Gu, it is described as rocky, steep, and towering. In the poem for Assistant Prefect Cui's High Study by Du Fu, it is described as mist and vapor enveloping the towering heights. According to the Guide to Standard Characters (Zhengzitong), it is also written in a variant form.