巍然 (wēi rán) — towering; majestic (literary)

Definition

bound form

toweringmajestic (literary)

巍然，。
Zhè zuò shān wēi rán sǒng lì, fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
This mountain stands towering and is very spectacular.
巍然。
Tā de shēn yǐng wēi rán rú shān.
His figure was towering like a mountain.
巍然。
Zhè zuò gǔ tǎ wēi rán sǒng lì le qiān nián.
This ancient pagoda has stood towering for a thousand years.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

巍wēitowering

巍 gives the towering sense and 然 adds the sense of appearing that way.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

肰

肰rán然rán

Same sound today

然 is made from 肰, which gives the sound, and 火, which shows fire, matching the old sense 'to burn'.