崛 gwat⁶ {jué}

towering as a peak

崛起 gwat⁶ hei² {jué qǐ}

1. to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
2. to tower over
3. to spring up
4. to emerge suddenly
5. the emergence (e.g. of a power)

崛立 gwat⁶ laap⁶ {jué lì}

1. to tower over
2. rising (to a dominant position)

崛地而起 gwat⁶ dei⁶ ji⁴ hei² {jué dì ér qǐ}

lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature