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岘

峴
xiàn
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
村后有一座小岘。
Cūn hòu yǒu yí zuò xiǎo xiàn.
Behind the village rose a small steep hill.
HSK 7-9
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