窗含西岭千秋雪

窗含西嶺千秋雪

chuāng hán xīlǐng qiānqiū xuě

quotation

Meanings

1 my window frames the thousand-year snows of the western ridge
2 a distant snowy peak framed like a painting in the window
3 lit. window holds the western ridge's thousand-autumn snow

Characters

to hold, contain

Examples

HSK 4

拍下这张照片时，他想到了窗含西岭千秋雪那句诗。

Pāi xià zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shí, tā xiǎngdào le chuānghánxīlǐngqiānqiūxuě nà jù shī.

As he snapped the photo, the line "the window frames the western ridge's thousand-year snows" came to mind.

HSK 7-9

这间客栈的窗户正对雪山，真有窗含西岭千秋雪的意境。

Zhè jiān kèzhàn de chuānghù zhèng duì xuěshān, zhēn yǒu chuānghánxīlǐngqiānqiūxuě de yìjìng.

This inn's window looks straight onto the snow mountain - truly has the atmosphere of "the window frames the western ridge's thousand-year snow".

Tips

history

From Du Fu's (杜甫, Tang dynasty) 《绝句》: 两个黄鹂鸣翠柳，一行白鹭上青天。窗含西岭千秋雪，门泊东吴万里船 - 'Two yellow orioles sing among green willows; a row of white egrets climbs the azure sky. My window frames the thousand-year snows of the western ridge; at my gate are moored ships from Wu, ten thousand li away.' Written in Chengdu at Du Fu's thatched cottage - 西岭 refers to the snowy peaks west of the city.

usage

Almost always cited with its twin 门泊东吴万里船. 含 literally 'to hold / contain' - here 'to frame' (the window contains the view like a painting).

Stroke Order

窗 chuāng

含 hán

西 xī

岭 lǐng

千 qiān

秋 qiū

雪 xuě