Keyword
high mountain
- mountain peak
- surname
- Frequency
- #2177
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
yuè
Mnemonic
A mountain 山 range surrounded by hills 丘
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
岳
wife's parents and paternal uncles; high mountain; highest peak of a mountain ridge
岳父
wife's father, father-in-law
南岳
Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡阳市 (Héngyángshì), Hunan; Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳 (Wǔyuè)
岳母
wife's mother; mother-in-law
岳飞
Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general
五岳
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 (TàiShān) in Shandong, Mt Hua 华山 (HuàShān) in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 (HéngShān) in Hunan, Mt Heng 恒山 (HéngShān) in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 (SōngShān) in Henan
山岳
mountain; hill; lofty mountain
岳阳市
Yueyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省 (HúnánShěng)
东岳
Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳 (Wǔyuè)
岳阳县
Yueyang, a county in Yueyang City 岳阳市 (YuèyángShì), Hunan
岳家
wife's parents' home
北岳
Mt Heng 恒山 (HéngShān) in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳 (Wǔyuè)
中岳
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳 (Wǔyuè)
岳阳楼
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 (DòngtíngHú); one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黄鹤楼 (HuánghèLóu) in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王阁 (TéngwángGé) in Nanchang, Jiangxi
岳麓书院
Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy
岳麓山
Mt Yuelu in Changsha 长沙 (Chángshā), famous for scenery, temples and tombs
安岳县
Anyue, a county in Ziyang City 资阳市 (ZīyángShì), Sichuan
西岳
Mt Hua 华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳 (Wǔyuè)
岳麓区
Yuelu, a district of Changsha City 长沙市 (ChángshāShì), Hunan
岳池县
Yuechi, a county in Guang'an City 广安市 (Guǎng'ānShì), Sichuan
潘岳
Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安 (Pān'Ān), prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
岳丈
father-in-law (wife's father)
岳西县
Yuexi, a county in Anqing City 安庆市 (ĀnqìngShì), Anhui
岳塘区
Yuetang, a district of Xiangtan City 湘潭市 (XiāngtánShì), Hunan