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嶷

yí / nì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 九嶷) name of a mountain in Hunan, said to be where the sage-king Shun was buried

Examples

HSK 3
九嶷山在湖南省南部。
Jiǔyíshān zài Húnánshěng nánbù.
Mount Jiuyi lies in southern Hunan Province.
HSK 7-9
传说舜葬在九嶷山。
Chuánshuō Shùn zàng zài Jiǔyíshān.
Legend says the sage-king Shun was buried at Mount Jiuyi.

Tips

culture
In this reading 嶷 occurs only in 九嶷 (also written 九疑), a mountain in Hunan tied to the legend of Emperor Shun's burial, celebrated in classical poetry as a place of mourning.

Components

radical
山 shān
mountain
The mountain radical 山 on the left carries the meaning in this reading, the character names a famous peak, 九嶷山.
phonetic
疑 yí
to doubt; suspect (phonetic)
疑 supplies the sound yí, which is why the mountain is also written 九疑 with the bare phonetic; it carries no meaning here.

In Pop Culture

九嶷山 Jiǔyíshān
Mount Jiuyi
Mountain in southern Hunan, the legendary burial place of the sage-king Shun; a recurring elegiac image in classical poetry.

Stroke Order

嶷 yí