嶷 (Yí) · (in 九嶷) name of a mountain in Hunan, said to be…

Meanings

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

Characters

嶷

yí

Mount Jiuyi (in 九嶷)

Examples

HSK 5

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

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