xiàn
岘
Mount Xian (in Hubei)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
used in the place name Mount Xian (located in Xiangyang, Hubei Province)
This character is almost exclusively used in toponyms, primarily referring to Mount Xian (岘山), a historically significant mountain in Hubei famous in classical Chinese literature (e.g., Meng Haoran's poetry). It is also used in the transcription of Da Nang, Vietnam (岘港, Xiàn Gǎng).
Xiàn岘
shān山
wèi位
yú于
Hú湖
běi北
Xiāng襄
yáng阳
chéng城
nán南
。
Mount Xian is located south of Xiangyang City in Hubei.
Táng唐
dài代
shī诗
rén人
Mèng孟
Hào浩
rán然
céng曾
dēng登
lín临
Xiàn岘
shān山
。
The Tang dynasty poet Meng Haoran once climbed Mount Xian.
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Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
kào靠
jìn近
Xiàn岘
Gǎng港
。
This city is close to Da Nang (Xiàn Gǎng).