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峦

巒
luán
noun #86,112

Meanings

  1. 1 a small pointed mountain
  2. 2 a chain of mountains

Examples

HSK 7-9
层层青山峦向远方绵延。
Céngcéng qīng shānluán xiàng yuǎnfāng miányán.
Range upon range of green peaks roll into the distance.
HSK 7-9
清晨薄雾在峦壑间飘动。
Qīngchén bówù zài luán hè jiān piāodòng.
At dawn thin mist drifts among the peaks and valleys.

Tips

usage
峦 is a small sharp peak, and by extension a connected mountain chain. It is most common in 山峦 (mountain ranges) and 峰峦 (peaks and ridges).

Components

radical
山 shān
mountain
Bottom 山 is the mountain radical, directly naming what 峦 is: a peak or ridge.
phonetic
亦 yì
also
The top, written like 亦 in the simplified form, is the regularized phonetic part. The traditional form used a fuller phonetic that was condensed in the 1956 reform.

Stroke Order

峦 luán