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山峰 (shān fēng) — mountain peak

Definition

山峰 refers specifically to a mountain peak — the pointed top of a single mountain. Use 高峰 for abstract peaks (career, traffic, season) and 山脉 for an entire range of mountains.

noun
mountain peak
Measure word · 座

Examples

  • 山峰。
    Zhè zuò shān fēng shì fù jìn zuì gāo de.
    This mountain peak is the highest around here.
  • 山峰。
    Cóng shān dǐng kě yǐ kàn dào yuǎn chù de shān fēng.
    From the summit you can see the distant mountain peaks.
  • 山峰。
    Tā men yòng le sān tiān cái pá shàng nà zuò shān fēng.
    It took them three days to climb that mountain peak.

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.

山shānmountain
峰fēngpeak

The 山 names the mountain, and the 峰 gives its pointed summit.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

Open 山 →

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

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.

Open 峰 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Geography & Landforms

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