嵋 (méi): (in 峨嵋) Mount Emei in Sichuan

Meanings

四川的峨嵋山风景秀丽。

Sìchuān de Éméishān fēngjǐng xiùlì.

Mount Emei in Sichuan is famous for its beautiful scenery.

他们登上峨嵋看日出。

Tāmen dēngshàng Éméi kàn rìchū.

They climbed Mount Emei to watch the sunrise.

culture

嵋 appears only in 峨嵋 (also written 峨眉), a famous sacred Buddhist mountain in Sichuan.

radical

山 shān

mountain

The mountain radical 山 marks 嵋 as a place name for a mountain, used only in 峨嵋.

phonetic

眉 méi

eyebrow

Supplies the sound méi exactly; the place is also written with 眉 directly. Seen standing alone as 眉.

嵋 méi