峨(é)

10 strokes

lofty

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Character information

Pinyin
é
Meaning
lofty; name of a mountain
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 峨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰山我

In this compound, the meaning comes from 山 (mountain); 我 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

山shān我wǒ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 峨 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 峨

Common words using 峨 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tiān天é峨

see 天峨县

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é峨méi嵋

variant of 峨眉[E2 mei2]

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é峨méi眉

(used in place names, notably 峨眉山[E2 mei2 Shan1] Mount Emei in Sichuan)

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é峨guān冠bó博dài带

official class

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é峨shān山

see 峨山彝族自治县

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é峨méi眉shān山

Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism

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é峨méi眉shān山shì市

Emeishan, a county-level city in Leshan City 乐山市, Sichuan

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wēi巍é峨

lofty

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Related characters

From 峨’s common words

天嵋眉冠博带山市

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