峙 zhì to pile
to pile; to stack
How to remember 峙: 山 mountain + 寺 temple = to pile. Behind the old mountain temple, the monks carry stones all morning and slowly begin to pile them into a wall.
Component breakdown
峙 = 山 mountain + 寺 temple
- 山 mountain
- 寺 temple
Behind the old mountain temple, the monks carry stones all morning and slowly begin to pile them into a wall.
How it is used
- Bound; chiefly in 对峙 (duìzhì) - to stand confronting each other, in a standoff: 两军对峙 (liǎng jūn duìzhì) two armies facing off.
- Used both militarily and figuratively for tense confrontation.