峨 meaning and stroke order
Lofty; the name of a mountain
How to write 峨, stroke by stroke
10 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 峨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- lofty
- name of a mountain
- variant of 峨[e2]
How 峨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mountain.
山 gives the meaning and 我 hints at the sound.
Radical: 山 (mountain), shared by 111 characters on this site.
How to remember 峨
峨 puts 山 (shān, mountain) beside 我 (wǒ, I). Picture yourself standing next to a mountain so tall it towers over you, and you get "lofty." 我 also hints at the sound, since 峨 (é) rhymes with it.
峨 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It shows up mostly in the name 峨眉山 (Éméi Shān), a famous Buddhist mountain in Sichuan, and in the literary word 巍峨 (wēi'é), meaning towering. Example: 我们去爬峨眉山。(Wǒmen qù pá Éméi Shān.) We are going to climb Mount Emei.
Common mistake: Learners often read 峨 as wǒ because of the 我 component, but it is second tone é. Also do not confuse it with 饿 (è, hungry) or 鹅 (é, goose), which share the 我 part but have different radicals.
Questions about 峨
How many strokes are in 峨?
峨 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 峨 mean?
峨 (é) means lofty; the name of a mountain.
How do you pronounce 峨?
峨 is pronounced é, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 峨?
The radical of 峨 is 山, which carries the idea of "mountain". Dictionaries list 峨 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 峨?
The traditional form of 峨 is 峩. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 峨 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 峨 and 鹅?
Both are pronounced é. 峨 has the mountain radical 山 and means lofty, while 鹅 has the bird radical 鸟 and means goose.
How is 巍峨 used?
巍峨 (wēi'é) is a written, descriptive adjective for tall, imposing mountains or buildings. For example, 巍峨的群山 (wēi'é de qúnshān) means towering mountains.