峻 (jùn): (of mountains) high, harsh or severe
峻 (jùn) is a Chinese character meaning “(of mountains) high.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (semantic) and 夋 (phonetic). It ranks #2420 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 峻 mountain. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 山 (shān, mountain), 岁 (suì, years old), 岸 (àn, bank).
Definitions
- (of mountains) high
- harsh or severe
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 严峻adjective | yán jùn | grim |
| 险峻adjective | xiǎn jùn | (of terrain) mountainous |
| 冷峻 | lěng jùn | grave and stern |
| 崇山峻岭phrase | chóng shān jùn lǐng | towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom) |
| 峻岭noun | jùn lǐng | lofty mountain range |
| 高风峻节 | gāo fēng jùn jié | a high-class upright character (idiom) |
| 形势严峻 | xíng shì yán jùn | in grave difficulties |
| 天峻proper-noun | tiān jùn | see 天峻縣|天峻县 |
| 天峻县 | tiān jùn xiàn | Tianjun, a county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 z... |
| 高峻adjective | gāo jùn | high and steep |
| 峻厉 | jùn lì | pitiless |
| 陡峻 | dǒu jùn | precipitous |
| 峻峭adjective | jùn qiào | high and steep |
峻 appears in 13 compound words: 23 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 23 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 峻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
峻字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
jùn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "峻" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
踢帕娱乐全新短剧《危城兄弟》3月开镜!陈峻廷为戏蓄发揣摩大哥
tī pà yú lè quán xīn duǎn jù wēi chéng xiōng dì 3 yuè kāi jìng ! chén jùn tíng wéi xì xù fā chuāi mó dà gē
Kick Pa Entertainment's new short drama "Dangerous City Brothers" will start filming in March! Chen Junting is trying to figure out Big Brother for the play
WBC官办热身赛2日张峻玮先投 费柴德都会出赛
W B C guān bàn rè shēn sài 2 rì zhāng jùn 玮 xiān tóu fèi chái dé dōu huì chū sài
WBC official warm-up match on the 2nd, Zhang Junwei pitched first, and Fei Chaide will play
...发出警告:对美国和全球经济稳定构成日益严峻的风险
. . . fā chū jǐng gào : duì měi guó hé quán qiú jīng jì wěn dìng gòu chéng rì yì yán jùn de fēng xiǎn
... Warning: Increasing risks to U.S. and global economic stability
经典赛》盼张峻玮成为软银鹰主力 小久保监督注意到陈杰宪
jīng diǎn sài pàn zhāng jùn 玮 chéng wéi ruǎn yín yīng zhǔ lì xiǎo jiǔ bǎo jiān dū zhù yì dào chén jié xiàn
Classic" hopes that Zhang Junwei will become the main force of the SoftBank Eagles Supervisor Kokubo noticed Chen Jiexian
WBC练习赛张峻玮对韩职投2局 飙速155公里
W B C liàn xí sài zhāng jùn 玮 duì hán zhí tóu 2 jú biāo sù 1 5 5 gōng lǐ
WBC practice match Zhang Junwei pitched 2 innings against South Korea and soared 155 kilometers
形势似乎非常紧张严峻。
Xíngshì sìhū fēicháng jǐnzhāng yánjùn.
The situation seemed very tense and dangerous.
那国家的气候很严峻。
Nà guójiā de qìhòu hěn yánjùn.
That country has a severe climate.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 山 (mountain) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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