峰顶 (fēng dǐng) — summit; peak; crest | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

summitpeakcrest

Measure word · 座

Easily confused

峰顶。
Tā men zhōng yú pá dào le fēng dǐng.
They finally climbed to the summit.
峰顶。
fēng dǐng Shàng de fēng jǐng fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
The scenery at the summit is magnificent.
峰顶。
Wǒ men míng tiān yào tiǎo zhàn zhè zuò shān de fēng dǐng.
We will challenge the summit of this mountain tomorrow.

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.

峰fēngmountain peak

峰 means “mountain peak,” and 顶 means “top,” so the word refers to the crest of a peak.

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.

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.

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 頂; 顶 is its simplified writing.

丁頁頂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

Same sound today

The traditional form 頂 pairs 頁, meaning head, with 丁, which supplies the sound; the simplified 顶 is a later abbreviation.