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

Meanings

1 (in 峨嵋) Mount Emei in Sichuan

Characters

嵋

méi

Mount Emei (in 峨嵋)

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

他们登上峨嵋看日出。

Tāmen dēngshàng Éméi kàn rìchū.

They climbed Mount Emei to watch the sunrise.

Tips

culture

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

Components

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.

Stroke Order

嵋 méi

Related Words

峨嵋山 Éméishān

Mount Emei (variant writing of 峨眉山), sacred Buddhist mountain in Sichuan province

安装 ānzhuāng HSK 3 #5,113

to install; to set up / to mount; to fit

上台 shàngtái HSK 6 #4,089

to go on stage; to mount a platform / to come to power; to take office

登 dēng HSK 4 #1,959

to climb; to ascend; to mount / to publish; to record; to register

川 chuān #6,000

river / plain / short for Sichuan

山上 shānshàng #4,990

on the mountain / on the hill / uphill

额 é #4,989

forehead / quota / amount

数量 shùliàng HSK 3 #4,550

amount; quantity; number

克服 kèfú HSK 3 #4,425

to overcome / to conquer / to surmount

偷袭 tōuxí #10,327

to mount a sneak attack / to raid / to ambush