峰峦 (fēng luán) — continuous mountain peaks; ridges and peaks (literary, scenic)

Definition

Literary noun meaning 'continuous peaks and ridges', used in scenic or poetic writing — more formal and evocative than 山脉, which is the neutral 'mountain range'.

noun
continuous mountain peaksridges and peaks (literary, scenic)
Measure word · 座

Examples

  • 峰峦，。
    Yuǎn chù de fēng luán lián mián qǐ fú, xiàng yì fú shān shuǐ huà.
    The distant mountain peaks roll on, like a landscape painting.
  • 峰峦。
    Zhè ge dì qū de fēng luán zhī zhōng yǐn cáng zhe hěn duō gǔ lǎo de sì miào.
    Many ancient temples are hidden among the peaks of this area.
  • ，峰峦，。
    Shī rén zhàn zài shān dǐng, wàng zhe jiǎo xià de fēng luán, gǎn kǎi wàn qiān.
    The poet stood on the mountaintop, gazing at the peaks below, feeling a myriad of emotions.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

峰fēngpeak
峦luánridge

峰 names peaks and 峦 names ridges, so together they mean continuous mountain peaks.

Characters in this word

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 →

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shān
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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