Origin

The character combines the mountain radical 山 on the left with 夆 on the right. The mountain component directly signals that this character relates to mountains, while 夆 functions as a sound hint, telling you roughly how to pronounce the character without adding to its meaning. Together, these parts create a character meaning the highest point of a mountain—a summit or peak. The visual logic is straightforward: a mountain (山) plus the phonetic guidance of 夆 makes a word for a mountain's most distinctive feature.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).