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峨
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lofty (5ce8)

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
é
ガ
けわ.しい
아
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. Simplified form of 峩.
Components
山 mountain+ 我 I =
峨 lofty (5ce8)
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
我 Phonetic component
wǒ I
our, us, i, me, my, we
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Notes
Similar Characters
冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)仙 immortal屾 氙 xenon汕 basket for catching fish灿 vivid (simp)疝 hernia籼 long-grained rice (simp)舢 sampan訕 slander (trad)讪 vilify (simp)赸 密 secret屵 tall mountain屹 to rise high屺 a hill with屿 island (alt) (simp)岈 岌 hazardous岍 name of a mountain (5c8d)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
峨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
峨 [é]
lofty; name of a mountain
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (27)
峨眉 [E​méi] #59,508
Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn​zhú​Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
巍峨 [wēi​'é] #68,303
lofty
峨眉山 [E​méi​Shān] #27,549
Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[Pǔ​xián]
峨眉山市 [E​méi​shān​shì] #57,952
Emeishan county level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lè​shān], Sichuan
天峨县 [Tiān​'é​xiàn] #64,493
Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè​zhōu], Guangxi
天峨县 [Tiān​'é​xiàn] #64,493
Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè​zhōu], Guangxi
峨冠博带 [é​guān​bó​dài] #65,757
official class
峨冠博带 [é​guān​bó​dài] #65,757
official class
峨山县 [E​shān​xiàn] #66,524
Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yù​xī], Yunnan
峨山县 [E​shān​xiàn] #66,524
Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yù​xī], Yunnan
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
嵯峨 [さが] #49,626
precipitous
峨々 [がが] #94,941
rugged (mountains)
巍峨 [ぎが] #228,698
towering
嵯峨野線 [さがのせん] #312,145
Sagano Line (Kyoto)
嵯峨美術大学 [さがびじゅつだいがく]
Kyoto Saga University of Arts