yán

variant of 岩[yan2]

variant of 巖|岩[yan2]

mountain (山) + stone (石) = cliff rock

A mountain face is defined by the rock that composes it — 岩 captures that union of rocky terrain and sheer cliff. Together the two components point directly at the hard stone surface of a mountain wall.

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MountainSemantic
StoneSemantic

这块石很硬,很难打碎。

zhè kuài yán shí hěn yìng,hěn nán dǎ suì。

This piece of rock is very hard and difficult to break apart.

山上的壁又高又陡,爬上去很危险。

shān shàng de yán bì yòu gāo yòu dǒu,pá shàng qù hěn wēi xiǎn。

The rock face on the mountain is both tall and steep, making it very dangerous to climb.

Words with 岩

岩溶

yán róng

(geology) karst

沙岩

shā yán

sandstone

造岩矿物

zào yán kuàng wù

rock-forming mineral

金伯利岩

jīn bó lì yán

Kimberlite (geology)

凿岩

záo yán

(rock) drilling

凿岩机

záo yán jī

rock drill

云岩

yún yán

see 雲岩區|云岩区[Yun2 yan2 Qu1]

云岩区

yún yán qū

Yunyan, a district of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou

页岩

yè yán

shale

领岩鹨

lǐng yán liù

(bird species of China) alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

高原岩鹨

gāo yuán yán liù

(bird species of China) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana)

鸲岩鹨

qú yán liù

(bird species of China) robin accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)

More characters with 山