峻
(of mountains) high; harsh or severe
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How 峻 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
山 (semantic, “mountain”) + 夋 (phonetic)
How to remember it
lofty · Heisig RSH #2476
山 mountain + streetwalker
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夋
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夋 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夋 sound component | — | to dawdle; the emperor Yao's father |
| 俊 | jùn | talented, capable; handsome |
| 梭 | suō | a weaver's shuttle; to go back and forth |
| 浚 | jùn | to dredge |
| 唆 | suō | to make mischief; to instigate, to incite |
| 焌 | jùn | to ignite, to light |
| 竣 | jùn | to terminate, to finish, to end; to quit |
| 骏 | jùn | an excellent horse; a noble steed |
| 逡 | qūn | to withdraw, to retreat, to fall back |
| 黢 | qū | black |
| 悛 | quān | to repent; to reform |
| 狻 | suān | a fabulous beast |
| 皴 | cūn | chapped, cracked |
| 睃 | suō | to squint at |
Words containing 峻
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高风峻节 | gāo fēng jùn jié | a high-class upright character (idiom) |
| 天峻县 | Tiān jùn Xiàn | Tianjun, a county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Me… |
| 形势严峻 | xíng shì yán jùn | in grave difficulties; the situation is grim |
| 天峻 | Tiān jùn | see 天峻縣|天峻县[Tian1 jun4 Xian4] |
| 高峻 | gāo jùn | high and steep |
| 崇山峻岭 | chóng shān jùn lǐng | towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom) |
| 冷峻 | lěng jùn | grave and stern |
| 险峻 | xiǎn jùn | (of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting |
| 严峻 | yán jùn | grim; severe; rigorous |
| 峻岭 | jùn lǐng | lofty mountain range |
| 峻厉 | jùn lì | pitiless; merciless |
| 陡峻 | dǒu jùn | precipitous; high and steep |
| 峻峭 | jùn qiào | high and steep |