岳 (yuè): wife's parents and paternal uncles, high mountain, highest peak of a mountain ridge
岳 (yuè) is a Chinese character meaning “wife's parents and paternal uncles.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丘 (structural) and 山 (structural). It ranks #1827 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 岳 a mountain 山 range surrounded by hills 丘. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 山 (shān, mountain), 岁 (suì, years old), 岸 (àn, bank).
Definitions
- wife's parents and paternal uncles
- high mountain
- highest peak of a mountain ridge
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA mountain 山 range surrounded by hills 丘
Decomposition: ⿱丘山 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岳父noun | yuè fù | wife's father, father-in-law |
| 岳母noun | yuè mǔ | wife's mother, mother-in-law |
| 雪岳山proper-noun | xuě yuè shān | Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea |
| 五岳noun | wǔ yuè | Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi,... |
| 说岳全传proper-noun | shuō yuè quán zhuàn | "The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞 |
| 张飞打岳飞 | zhāng fēi dǎ yuè fēi | lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei |
| 周一岳 | zhōu yī yuè | York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004 |
| 岳得尔歌 | yuè dé ěr gē | to yodel |
| 南岳区 | nán yuè qū | Nanyue, a district of Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan |
| 岳阳楼记 | yuè yáng lóu jì | On Yueyang Tower (1046), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹 |
| 岳阳楼区 | yuè yáng lóu qū | Yueyanglou, a district of Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan |
| 岳阳市 | yuè yáng shì | Yueyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省 |
| 中岳proper-noun | zhōng yuè | Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 |
| 岳家noun | yuè jiā | wife's parents' home |
| 西岳proper-noun | xī yuè | Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 |
岳 appears in 43 compound words: 56 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 16 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 岳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了岳字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le yuè zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "岳" in the dictionary.
...妈住豪宅年领14个月薪水 黄镫辉“差点打岳母”导火线曝光
. . . mā zhù háo zhái nián lǐng 1 4 gè yuè xīn shuǐ huáng 镫 huī chā diǎn dǎ yuè mǔ dǎo huǒ xiàn pù guāng
...His mother lives in a mansion and receives 14 months' salary a year; the trigger behind Huang Dinghui's "near-assault on his mother-in-law" has been revealed
黄镫辉超狂员工福利曝光!一年给岳母萁妈“14个月薪水”揭真实心声
huáng 镫 huī chāo kuáng yuán gōng fú lì pù guāng ! yī nián gěi yuè mǔ 萁 mā 1 4 gè yuè xīn shuǐ jiē zhēn shí xīn shēng
Huang Denghui’s Insane Employee Benefits Revealed! Giving His Mother-in-Law “14 Months’ Salary” a Year—He Speaks His Mind
恐怖女婿细故掌掴岳母、钉死房门禁锢还放火企图杀人 桃院判处...
kǒng bù nǚ xù xì gù zhǎng 掴 yuè mǔ , dīng sǐ fáng mén jīn 锢 hái fàng huǒ qǐ tú shā rén táo yuàn pàn chǔ . . .
Terrifying Son-in-Law Slaps Mother-in-Law Over Trivial Matters, Nails Door Shut to Imprison Her, and Sets Fire in Attempt to Murder; Taoyuan Court Sentences...
宋高宗赐岳飞书信 让白先勇想起蒋中正
sòng gāo zōng cì yuè fēi shū xìn ràng bái xiān yǒng xiǎng qǐ 蒋 zhōng zhèng
Song Gaozong's letter to Yue Fei reminded Bai Xianyong of Jiang Zhongzheng
...nseen》奏出集体回忆 同场饱览27幅岳敏君真迹
. . . n s e e n zòu chū jí tǐ huí yì tóng chǎng bǎo lǎn 2 7 fú yuè mǐn jūn zhēn jì
... nseen" played collective memories and enjoyed 27 authentic works of Yue Minjun at the same time
法迪尔很烦岳母介入他和丹妮亚的关系。
Fǎ dí ěr hěn fán yuèmǔ jièrù tā hé dān nī yà de guānxi.
Fadil was tired of his mother-in-law coming in between he and Dania.
你曾爬过枪岳吗?
Nǐ céng pá guo Qiāng Yuè ma?
Have you ever climbed Mt. Yari?
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