崛 Strokes Write it Listen 崛 jué towering; eminent; a sudden rise HSK 7–9 11 strokes Radical 山 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from山meaningshānmountain, hill, peak屈soundqūto bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched How it works山 hints at the meaning (mountain), and 屈 qū hints at the sound.