峙 (zhì): to tower aloft

Meanings

1 to tower aloft
2 to stand erect (of mountains)

Characters

峙

zhì

to tower aloft

Examples

两军隔江对峙。

Liǎng jūn gé jiāng duìzhì.

The two armies faced off across the river, locked in a standoff.

两座高峰对峙，高耸入云。

Liǎng zuò gāofēng duì zhì, gāo sǒngrù yún.

Two great peaks stand facing each other, towering into the clouds.

Tips

usage

This is the common reading. 对峙 ('to stand confronting each other / be in a standoff') is used both literally for facing peaks and figuratively for two sides in deadlock.

Components

radical

山 shān

mountain

山 is the mountain radical. The core image is a peak standing tall and erect, so the mountain radical carries the meaning directly.

phonetic

寺 sì

temple; phonetic

寺 supplies the sound (sì shifting to zhì). It belongs to a phonetic family shared with characters like 时 and 持, and adds no meaning here.

Stroke Order

峙 zhì

Related Words

对峙 duìzhì HSK 7-9 #13,205

to stand facing each other; to confront / to be locked in a standoff

立 lì HSK 5 #3,874

to stand; to erect / to set up; to establish / immediately; at once

塔 tǎ HSK 6 #1,865

pagoda; tower / tower-shaped structure

起立 qǐlì #5,073

to stand up / to rise (to one's feet)

挡住 dǎngzhù #4,635

to block / to obstruct / to stand in the way of

待命 dàimìng #3,931

to stand by / to await orders

建造 jiànzào HSK 5 #3,860

to construct; to build / to erect; to make

拔 bá HSK 5 #2,896

to pull up; to pull out; to uproot / to select; to promote; to stand out

挡 dǎng HSK 5 #2,579

to block; to obstruct; to stand in the way / to resist; to ward off; to shield / gear (of a vehicle)

独立 dúlì HSK 4 #2,440

independent / to stand alone