会稽山

會稽山

Kuàijīshān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Mount Kuaiji, hills south-east of Shaoxing in Zhejiang
2 Kuaijishan, a brand of Shaoxing rice wine

Characters

(会稽, an old place name)

Examples

HSK 1

会稽山在浙江绍兴。

Kuàijīshān zài Zhèjiāng Shàoxīng.

Mount Kuaiji is in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

HSK 6

他在绍兴买了两瓶会稽山黄酒。

Tā zài Shàoxīng mǎi le liǎng píng Kuàijīshān huángjiǔ.

He bought two bottles of Kuaijishan yellow wine in Shaoxing.

Tips

mistakes

会 is read kuài here, as in 会稽, the old name of the Shaoxing area, never huì. Legend says 大禹 gathered the lords here to weigh their merits, and the Mausoleum of Yu stands at its foot. As a wine brand it is one of the big three of Shaoxing, with 古越龙山 and 塔牌.

Stroke Order

会 huì

稽 jī

山 shān