hù
岵
mountain covered with vegetation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
mountain covered with trees and grass; wooded hill
archaicThis is a classical Chinese literary term rarely used in modern spoken language. It is often found in classical poetry or formal, descriptive texts.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
xiě写
dào道
:
Zhì陟
bǐ彼
hù岵
xī兮
,
zhān瞻
wàng望
fù父
xī兮
。
The Book of Songs writes: I climb that wooded hill, gazing towards my father.
Yuǎn远
tiào眺
qīng青
shān山
hù岵
,
lín林
mù木
yù郁
cōng葱
cōng葱
。
Looking into the distance at the green, wooded mountains, the trees are lush and verdant.