峨

adjective #58,253

Meanings

1 towering
2 lofty (of mountains)

Characters

峨

towering; lofty

Examples

HSK 6

峨眉山是中国四大佛教名山之一。

Éméishān shì Zhōngguó sìdà fójiào míngshān zhīyī.

Mount Emei is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China.

HSK 7-9

巍峨的山峰直插云霄。

Wēi'é de shānfēng zhí chā yúnxiāo.

The towering peaks pierce the clouds.

Tips

usage

峨 describes great height, usually doubled or in 巍峨 (towering, majestic), for mountains or grand buildings. It is also the name of 峨眉山, the famous sacred mountain in Sichuan.

Components

radical

山 shān

mountain

The mountain radical, picturing three peaks. It is the meaning anchor: 峨 is specifically about a mountain rising high and steep.

phonetic

我 wǒ

I; me

Supplies the sound, wǒ shifting to é. Its 'I, me' meaning plays no role here; it works purely as the phonetic half.

Stroke Order

峨 é

峨