双峰 (Shuāng fēng) — double peak | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literally 'twin peaks' — a natural or graphical feature with two distinct summits. Used for mountain ridges and for bimodal chart/data patterns.

noun

double peak

Measure word · 座

Examples

双峰，。
Zhè zuò shān yǒu liǎng gè Shuāng fēng, hěn piào liang.
This mountain has two peaks; it's very beautiful.
双峰。
Zhè ge tú yǒu liǎng gè míng xiǎn de Shuāng fēng.
This graph has two obvious peaks.
双峰。
Tā men pá shàng le Shuāng fēng de dǐng duān.
They climbed to the top of the double peaks.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

双shuāngdouble

双 “double” and 峰 “peak” combine to mean two peaks.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

又又双

又又yòu
又又yòu

双 is made of two 又 parts side by side. Repeating 又 gives the sense of a pair.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

山夆峰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

夆

夆páng峰fēng

Same sound today

峰 combines 山 (mountain) with 夆, which gives the character its sound.

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