lín
xún

literary
adjective

Meaning of 嶙峋

嶙峋 means jagged; craggy; rugged and overlapping; emaciated; gaunt; bony. Pronounced lín xún.

  • jagged; craggy; rugged and overlapping
  • emaciated; gaunt; bony
  • principled; unyielding; having strong moral backbone

Definitions & Examples

Huáng
shān
guài
shí
lín
xún
ér
wén
míng
 

Mount Huang is famous for its jagged and fantastically shaped rocks.

Hǎi
làng
pāi
zhe
lín
xún
de
jiāo
shí
 

The waves crashed against the craggy reef.

Yuǎn
chù
shì
lín
xún
de
shān
luán
 

In the distance are rugged, overlapping mountain ridges.