中岳

中嶽
Zhōngyuè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Central Peak, Mount Song in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains

Examples

HSK 5
Zhōngyuè Sōngshān zài Hénán Dēngfēng.
Mount Song, the Central Peak, is in Dengfeng, Henan.
HSK 7-9
Wǔyuè zhīzhōng, Zhōngyuè Sōngshān lí gǔdū Luòyáng zuì jìn.
Of the Five Sacred Mountains, Mount Song, the Central Peak, is the closest to the old capital Luoyang.

Tips

culture
It counts as the center because it stands in the old heartland of China, the 中原 around Luoyang. Empress 武则天 held the Fengshan rites here in 696 instead of at Mount Tai, and renamed the county below it 登封, 'climbing to perform the rite'.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng
岳 yuè