珠峰 (Zhū fēng) — Mount Everest | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Mount Everest

Measure word · 座

珠峰。
Měi nián dōu yǒu hěn duō dēng shān zhě cháng shì pān dēng Zhū fēng.
Every year many climbers attempt to scale Mount Everest.
珠峰。
Zhū fēng Shì shì jiè shàng zuì gāo de shān fēng.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
珠峰。
Cóng ní bó ěr yí cè kě yǐ kàn jiàn Zhū fēng de fēng dǐng.
From the Nepalese side you can see the summit of Mount Everest.

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

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

朱

Same sound today

The left side 𤣩, a form of 玉, connects the character to jade, while the right side 朱 gives the sound.

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.