岳 yuè mountain peak
mountain peak; surname
How to remember 岳: 丘 mound + 山 mountain = mountain peak. Grandpa climbs over one small mound after another, until the real mountain appears and he points proudly at its mountain peak.
Component breakdown
岳 = 丘 mound + 山 mountain
- 丘 mound
- 山 mountain
Grandpa climbs over one small mound after another, until the real mountain appears and he points proudly at its mountain peak.
How it is used
- Two uses: a high mountain - 五岳 (wǔyuè) the Five Great Mountains; and wife's parents - 岳父 (yuèfù) father-in-law, 岳母 (yuèmǔ) mother-in-law.
- Also a surname (岳飞 Yuè Fēi). The in-law sense is the one you meet in daily life.