华山

華山

Huàshān

proper noun #85,896

Meanings

1 Mount Hua (in Shaanxi, western peak of the Five Sacred Mountains)

Characters

(name) Hua/splendid

Examples

HSK 5

华山是五岳之一，位于陕西省。

Huàshān shì Wǔyuè zhīyī, wèiyú Shǎnxī Shěng.

Mount Hua is one of the Five Sacred Mountains, located in Shaanxi Province.

HSK 7-9

华山的山路非常陡，被称为天下第一险。

Huàshān de shānlù fēicháng dǒu, bèi chēngwéi tiānxiàdìyī xiǎn.

The paths up Mount Hua are extremely steep; it's called the most perilous mountain under heaven.

Tips

culture

The western peak of the 五岳 (Five Sacred Mountains of Daoism), long associated with Daoist practice and with martial-arts legend - Jin Yong set the Huashan Sword Tournament (华山论剑) here in his wuxia novels, and the phrase 华山论剑 has since come to mean 'a gathering of top experts'.

Stroke Order

华 huá

山 shān