嶒 (céng) - High and steep & towering

嶒Tone 2

céng ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

偲嫦

嶒 · céng

High and steep;

towering;

used primarily in the word 崚嶒 (léng céng) to describe precipitous, jagged mountains.

High and steeptoweringused primarily in the word 崚嶒 (léng céng)

Usage highlights

崚嶒嶒峻嶒嵘嶒峨嶒崭

Synonyms

  • 峻— high and steep
  • 峭— precipitous
  • 巍— lofty, towering

Antonyms

  • 平— flat, level
  • 坦— smooth, even

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The mountain peaks were jagged and steep (山势崚嶒).
  • He painted the towering cliffs (嶒峻的悬崖).
  • The ancient castle stood on a lofty crag (嶒嵘的峭壁上).

Collocations

  • léng céng(崚嶒)
  • céng jùn(嶒峻)
  • céng róng(嶒嵘)
  • céng é(嶒峨)
  • céng zhǎn(嶒崭)

Idioms

  • Precipitous and jagged mountains(崚嶒峭壁)
  • Lofty and steep peaks(嶒嵘山峰)
  • Towering cliffs(嶒峨绝壁)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily appears in classical Chinese poetry and landscape descriptions to convey grandeur and majesty of nature.
  • Often used in compound 崚嶒, reflecting the Chinese literary tradition of binomes for vivid description.
  • Evokes the aesthetic ideal of the sublime in traditional Chinese landscape painting and literature.

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