岳 yuè mountain peak
mountain peak; surname
怎么记住“岳”: 丘 mound + 山 mountain = mountain peak. Grandpa climbs over one small mound after another, until the real mountain appears and he points proudly at its mountain peak.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
岳 = 丘 mound + 山 mountain
- 丘 mound
- 山 mountain
Grandpa climbs over one small mound after another, until the real mountain appears and he points proudly at its mountain peak.
How it came to be
The oldest form is a mountain with a sign above it used only for its sound.
用法
- Two uses: a high mountain: 五岳 (wǔyuè) the Five Great Mountains; and wife's parents: 岳父 (yuèfù) father-in-law, 岳母 (yuèmǔ) mother-in-law.
- Also a surname (岳飞 Yuè Fēi). The in-law sense is the one you meet in daily life.