巅 (diān): summit
巅 (diān) is a Chinese character meaning “summit.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (structural) and 颠 (structural). It ranks #2965 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 巅 the top 颠 of a mountain 山; 颠 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 山 (shān, mountain), 岁 (suì, years old), 岸 (àn, bank).
Definitions
- summit
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe top 颠 of a mountain 山; 颠 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱山颠 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
巅 appears in 3 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 巅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
山巅之上，云雾缭绕。
Shān diān zhī shàng, yúnwù liáorào.
Above the mountain summit, clouds and mist swirl.
巅峰东契奇,被独行侠送走的真正原因究竟是什...
diān fēng dōng qì qí , bèi dú háng xiá sòng zǒu de zhēn zhèng yuán yīn jiū jìng shì shén . . .
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...众生 成功逆龄倒退20年被赞美貌演技依然巅峰
. . . zhòng shēng chéng gōng nì líng dǎo tuì 2 0 nián bèi zàn měi mào yǎn jì yī rán diān fēng
...Zhong Sheng has successfully turned back the clock by 20 years, earning praise for her beauty and acting skills, which remain at their peak.
金慧成巅峰要葬送在道奇?韩媒讽:当初选择加盟就已...
jīn huì chéng diān fēng yāo zàng sòng zài dào qí ? hán méi fěng : dāng chū xuǎn zé jiā méng jiù yǐ . . .
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辉达财报超优也救不了股价 晶片定价权巅峰恐将成过去式?
huī dá cái bào chāo yōu yě jiù bù le gǔ jià jīng piàn dìng jià quán diān fēng kǒng jiāng chéng guò qù shì ?
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柯瑞监制、配音发威!《山羊巅峰》逆袭狂卖32亿 韩团CORTIS献声...
柯 ruì jiān zhì pèi yīn fā wēi ! shān yáng diān fēng nì xí kuáng mài yì hán tuán xiàn shēng . . .
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在山巅上有一个村庄。
Zài shāndiān shàng yǒu yī gè cūnzhuāng.
There is a village over the mountain.
Character Family
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