山峦 (shān luán) — chain of mountains, mountain range (literary)

Definition

Literary term for a continuous chain of mountains. More poetic and written than the plain 山脉 (mountain range).

noun

chain of mountainsmountain range (literary)

山峦，。
Yuǎn chù de shān luán lián mián qǐ fú, fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
The distant mountain ranges undulate continuously, very magnificent.
，山峦。
Dēng shàng shān dǐng, kě yǐ kàn dào sì zhōu de shān luán.
When you reach the mountaintop, you can see the surrounding mountain ranges.
山峦。
Zhè fú huà miáo huì le zhuàng lì de shān luán.
This painting depicts magnificent mountain ranges.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

峦luánridge

The mountain part and the ridge part both refer to mountainous land, together meaning a connected range.

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 巒; 峦 is its simplified writing.

䜌山巒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

䜌

䜌䜌巒luán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 巒 pairs 山 (mountain) with 䜌 as a sound part; the simplified 峦 is a shorthand.

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