峙 meaning and stroke order
To pile, to stack; to stand tall
How to write 峙, stroke by stroke
9 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 峙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (literary) to tower aloft
- used in 繁峙[Fan2 shi4] (the name of a place in Shanxi)
How 峙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mountain.
山 gives the meaning and 寺 hints at the sound.
Radical: 山 (mountain), shared by 111 characters on this site.
How to remember 峙
峙 combines 山 (shān, mountain) on the left, which gives the meaning, with 寺 (sì, temple) on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture a mountain standing tall next to a temple, both towering in place.
峙 (zhì) is literary and rarely used alone. You will mostly meet it in 对峙 (duìzhì), meaning to stand facing each other, often for armies or rival sides. Example: 两军对峙了三天。(Liǎng jūn duìzhì le sān tiān.) The two armies faced off for three days.
Common mistake: Learners often read 峙 as sì because of its phonetic part 寺, but the usual reading is zhì in fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 持 (chí, to hold) or 侍 (shì, to serve), which share the 寺 part but have different radicals.
Common words with 峙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 对峙 | duìzhì | (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other | HSK 7-9 |
峙 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 峙
How many strokes are in 峙?
峙 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 峙 mean?
峙 (zhì) means to pile, to stack; to stand tall. A common word with it is 对峙 (duìzhì), meaning "(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other".
How do you pronounce 峙?
峙 is pronounced zhì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 峙?
The radical of 峙 is 山, which carries the idea of "mountain". Dictionaries list 峙 under this radical.
Is 峙 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 峙 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
When is 峙 pronounced shì instead of zhì?
Only in the place name 繁峙 (Fánshì), a county in Shanxi. Everywhere else, including 对峙, read it as zhì.
Can 对峙 describe people, not just mountains?
Yes. It originally describes mountains standing opposite each other, but today it is mostly used figuratively for people, armies, or groups in a tense standoff.