岳 meaning and stroke order
Mountain peak; surname
How to write 岳, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 岳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wife's parents and paternal uncles
- high mountain
- highest peak of a mountain ridge
How 岳 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A mountain 山 range surrounded by hills 丘.
Radical: 山 (mountain), shared by 111 characters on this site.
How to remember 岳
岳 stacks hills 丘 (qiū) on top of a mountain 山 (shān), so picture a great peak rising above the surrounding hills. A peak that towers over everything is a high mountain, 岳.
In everyday speech 岳 is most common in words for a man's in-laws, like 岳父 (yuèfù) and 岳母 (yuèmǔ). It also appears in names of famous mountains and as a surname, as in the general 岳飞 (Yuè Fēi). Example: 我岳母很会做饭。(Wǒ yuèmǔ hěn huì zuò fàn.) My mother-in-law is a great cook.
Common mistake: Learners often use 岳父 and 岳母 for a wife's in-laws too, but they only mean a wife's parents, from the husband's side. A woman calls her husband's parents 公公 (gōnggong) and 婆婆 (pópo).
Common words with 岳
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
岳 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 岳
How many strokes are in 岳?
岳 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 岳 mean?
岳 (yuè) means mountain peak; surname. A common word with it is 岳父 (yuèfù), meaning "wife's father, father-in-law".
How do you pronounce 岳?
岳 is pronounced yuè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 岳?
The radical of 岳 is 山, which carries the idea of "mountain". Dictionaries list 岳 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 岳?
The traditional form of 岳 is 嶽. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 岳 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 岳 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 岳 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 岳 mean in-laws?
The dictionary data lists the sense 'wife's parents' alongside 'high mountain', but it does not explain how the two are linked. It is best to learn 岳父 and 岳母 as fixed words.
What are the Five Great Mountains 五岳?
五岳 (wǔ yuè) is a set of five famous mountains in China, such as 泰山 (Tài Shān). Here 岳 is used in its sense of a high mountain.