岘 (xiàn) · a small but steep hill (chiefly in place names)

Meanings

1 a small but steep hill (chiefly in place names)

Characters

岘

xiàn

small steep hill

Examples

HSK 4

村后有一座小岘。

Cūn hòu yǒu yí zuò xiǎo xiàn.

Behind the village rose a small steep hill.

HSK 6

湖北襄阳的岘山是有名的古迹。

Húběi Xiāngyáng de Xiàn Shān shì yǒumíng de gǔjì.

Mount Xian in Xiangyang, Hubei, is a famous historical site.

Tips

history

Best known in 岘山 near 襄阳, linked to the Jin general 羊祜. Locals wept at a memorial stone there for his good governance, giving rise to the literary image of the 'tear-drawing stele'.

Components

radical

山 shān

mountain; hill

The mountain radical on the left. It marks 岘 as a kind of hill, here a small but steep one used in place names.

phonetic

见 jiàn

to see; to meet

Supplies the sound. Standalone 见 is jiàn, shifted to xiàn here. It contributes pronunciation, not meaning, to the word.

Stroke Order

岘 xiàn

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