峦 (luán): mountain ranges
峦 (luán) is a Chinese character meaning “mountain ranges.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亦 (structural) and 山 (semantic). It ranks #3980 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 峦 mountain. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 峡 (xiá, gorge), 屿 (yǔ, islet), 巅 (diān, summit).
Definitions
- mountain ranges
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山峦 | shān luán | mountain range |
| 峰峦noun | fēng luán | peaks and ridges |
| 层峦叠嶂phrase | céng luán dié zhàng | range upon range of mountains (idiom) |
| 山峦重叠 | shān luán chóng dié | overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom) |
| 万峦proper-noun | wàn luán | hundreds and thousands of mountains |
| 层峦noun | céng luán | range upon range of mountains |
| 重峦叠嶂phrase | chóng luán dié zhàng | range upon range of mountains (idiom) |
峦 appears in 7 compound words: 0 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 43 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
移动过程中，近处的彩色贝壳依次掠过画面，远处的瓦片与山峦从缝隙中逐渐显露。
yí dòng guò chéng zhōng , jìn chǔ de cǎi sè bèi qiào yī cì lüè guò huà miàn , yuǎn chǔ de wǎ piàn yǔ shān luán cóng féng xì zhōng zhú jiàn xiǎn lù .
As the camera moves, colorful seashells in the foreground flash across the frame one after another, while roof tiles and mountain ranges in the distance gradually come into view through the gaps.
现场展出的叶蜡石山水盆景作品山峦自然起伏、刚中见柔。
xiàn chǎng zhǎn chū de yè là shí shān shuǐ pén jǐng zuò pǐn shān luán zì rán qǐ fú , gāng zhōng jiàn róu .
The landscape bonsai works made of ye waxstone on display feature naturally undulating mountain ranges that combine strength with softness.
楚石为身，被匠人刻出连绵起伏的峰峦，还有藏在山坳里的亭台流水。
chǔ shí wéi shēn , bèi jiàng rén kè chū lián mián qǐ fú de fēng luán , hái yǒu zàng zài shān 坳 lǐ de tíng tái liú shuǐ .
Carved from a single block of stone, it features undulating mountain ranges sculpted by artisans, as well as pavilions and flowing streams hidden in the mountain valleys.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 山 (mountain) component
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