颠 diān peak
peak; summit; top
How it came to be
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
In the small seal form the head gives the meaning and the sign for true the sound.
用法
- To jolt/bump, and to overturn: 颠簸 (diānbǒ) to be jolted (of a bumpy ride/flight), 颠倒 (diāndǎo) to turn upside down/reverse.
- 颠覆 (diānfù) to subvert/overturn: 颠覆传统 (diānfù chuántǒng) to upend tradition.
- 颠倒黑白 (diāndǎo-hēibái) 'to invert black and white' = to distort the truth completely, call wrong right.
含“颠”的汉字
含“颠”的词语
例句
- 橡皮筏在河里颠簸着。 Xiàngpífá zài hé lǐ diānbǒzhe.The rubber raft tossed about on the river.