峙 (zhì): (literary) to tower aloft
峙 (zhì) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) to tower aloft.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (semantic) and 寺 (phonetic). It ranks #2772 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 峙 mountain. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 山 (shān, mountain), 岁 (suì, years old), 岸 (àn, bank).
Definitions
- (literary) to tower aloft
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对峙verb | duì zhì | (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other |
| 核对峙 | hé duì zhì | nuclear stalemate |
| 繁峙县 | fán shì xiàn | Fanshi, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市, Shanxi |
| 雄峙 | xióng zhì | to stand imposingly |
| 繁峙proper-noun | fán shì | see 繁峙縣|繁峙县 |
| 渊渟岳峙 | yuān tíng yuè zhì | (idiom) to have a serene yet formidable demeanor |
| 鼎峙noun | dǐng zhì | (literary) to form a tripartite confrontation |
峙 appears in 7 compound words: 0 as the first character, 86 as the last, and 14 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 峙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
峙字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
shì zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "峙" has different usages in different contexts.
导演介绍，片中吕洞宾和钟离权在阳台对峙饮茶的桥段，场景设计参考了山西大同悬空寺。
dǎo yǎn jiè shào , piàn zhōng lǚ dòng bīn hé zhōng lí quán zài yáng tái duì zhì yǐn chá de qiáo duàn , chǎng jǐng shè jì cān kǎo le shān xī dà tóng xuán kōng sì .
According to the director, the scene in the film where Lü Dongbin and Zhongli Quan face off while drinking tea on a balcony was designed with the Hanging Temple in Datong, Shanxi, as a reference.
此地两山对峙形如山门，得名“花大门”。
cǐ dì liǎng shān duì zhì xíng rú shān mén , dé míng huā dà mén .
Here, two mountains stand facing each other, forming a natural gateway, which is why the place is called “Huada Gate.”
分红还是投资? 三星劳资对峙天价奖金惹议
fēn hóng hái shì tóu zī ? sān xīng láo zī duì zhì tiān jià jiǎng jīn rě yì
Bonuses or Investments? Samsung Labor-Management Standoff Over Sky-High Bonuses Sparks Controversy
美伊强硬对峙升级!全球市场惨遭血洗:黄金跌破4500...
měi yī qiáng yìng duì zhì shēng jí ! quán qiú shì chǎng cǎn zāo xiě xǐ : huáng jīn diē pò 4 5 0 0 . . .
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran Escalate! Global Markets Take a Beating: Gold Dips Below 4,500...
驻韩美军司令否认就美中战机对峙向韩方道歉
zhù hán měi jūn sī lìng fǒu rèn jiù měi zhōng zhàn jī duì zhì xiàng hán fāng dào qiàn
The commander of the U.S. military in South Korea denied apologizing to the South Korean side for the confrontation between the U.S. and Chinese fighter jets
是人都知道冷战是两国的对峙。
Shì rén dōu zhīdào lěngzhàn shì liǎngguó de duìzhì.
Everybody knows that Cold War is the confrontation between two nations.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 山 (mountain) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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