() - A hill or mountain with vegetation & a hill covered with trees or plants.

Tone 4

hù | 8 strokes | radical: 山

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A hill or mountain with vegetation;

a hill covered with trees or plants.

A hill or mountain with vegetationa hill covered with trees or plants.

Usage highlights

Verdant hillAscend the hillMountain and hillLush vegetation on a hillHill and ridgeAncient hill

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The mountain is lush with vegetation (岵山).
  • They climbed the verdant hill (登岵).
  • Ancient texts describe landscapes with hills and valleys (山岵).

Collocations

  • Verdant hill(岵山)
  • Ascend the hill(登岵)
  • Mountain and hill(山岵)
  • Lush vegetation on a hill(岵木)
  • Hill and ridge(岵岭)
  • Ancient hill(古岵)

Idioms

  • Ascend the hill and look afar(陟岵瞻望)
  • Gazing at the hill thinking of parents(陟岵之思)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese poetry and texts, often evoking imagery of natural landscapes.
  • The character 岵 is used in the idiom 陟岵 (zhì hù), which means to ascend a hill and think of one's parents, originating from the Classic of Poetry.

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