How to write 峡

峡 xiá 【名】 1. 两山夹着的水道。 [En.] A waterway between two mountains. 例: 三门峡（One of the gorges in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China）. 三峡（Three gorges passed by the Yangtze River at the border of Sichuan and Hubei, which include "Qutang Gorge", "Wuxia Gorge", and "Xiling Gorge"）. 海峡（A long and narrow stretch of sea flanked by land, such as "Taiwan Strait"）. 2. 指两山之间。 [En.] Refers to the space between two mountains. 例: 峡谷（A narrow and deep valley）. 【本义】 本义: 两山夹水处 [En.] Original meaning: A place where water is flanked by two mountains. 【造字法】 造字法: 形声。从山，夹声。 [En.] Character formation method: A phonetic-ideographic character; combines the elements of "mountain" and "clamp". 【引】 1. 《淮南子·原道》：仿洋于山峡之旁。 注:“两山之间为峡。” [En.] "Imitate the ocean beside the mountain gorge." Note: "A gorge is the space between two mountains." 2. 王维《桃源行》：峡里谁知有人事，世中遥望空云山。 [En.] "In the gorge, who knows of human affairs, gazing at the empty cloud mountains." 3. 《徐霞客游记·游黄山记》：仍下峡路。 [En.] "Then descend the gorge road." 4. 从峡度栈以上。 [En.] "From above the gorge to the plank road." 【例】 又如: 峡口（The entrance of a gorge）; 峡路（Road or waterway within a gorge）. 又特指长江三峡。 [En.] Specifically refers to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. 【引】 1. 《世说新语》：桓公( 温)入峡，绝壁天悬，腾波迅急。 [En.] "Duke Huan entered the gorge, with towering cliffs hanging from the sky, waves surging rapidly." 【例】 又如: 峡口（Refers to the entrance of Xiling Gorge）; 峡江（The segment of the Yangtze River from Qutang Gorge below Fengjie County to Yichang in Hubei）. 2. 形容词。狭窄。 [En.] Adjective. Narrow. 【引】 1. 《水经注》：邃岸天高，空谷幽深，涧道之峡，车不方轨，号曰天险。 [En.] "With deep cliffs under the high sky, the empty valley is profoundly secluded; the gorge of the ravine is not suitable for vehicles, thus called a natural peril."