山峦

山巒

shānluán

noun #30,177

Measure Word

一座山峦 zuò

Meanings

1 mountain range
2 chain of mountains
3 rolling hills

Characters

mountain peak; ridge

Examples

远处的山峦连绵不断。

Yuǎnchù de shānluán liánmián-búduàn.

The distant mountain ranges extend without break.

云雾笼罩着山峦。

Yún wù lóngzhào zhe shānluán.

Clouds and mist envelop the mountain ranges.

起伏的山峦像一幅水墨画。

Qǐfú de shānluán xiàng yì fú shuǐmòhuà.

The undulating mountains look like an ink-wash painting.

Tips

register

山峦 is more literary than 山 (mountain) or 山脉 (mountain chain). It evokes scenic, rolling, layered ranges - common in landscape poetry, travel writing, and descriptive prose.

memory

峦 stacks 亦 on top of 山 (mountain) at the base - picture peaks piled one above another. 山峦 = mountain upon mountain.

Stroke Order

山 shān

峦 luán