How to Write 峦 (luán) — Meaning “mountain range; peak”

Picture a mountain (山) with many peaks overlapping. The bottom part 亦 looks like a series of ridges spreading out. Remember: 'The mountain also (亦) has many peaks.'

First write the radical 山 (3 strokes: vertical, vertical fold, vertical). Then write 亦: dot, left-falling, right-falling, vertical, horizontal, vertical hook. Keep the 山 centered above and the bottom part slightly taller. A common mistake is making the bottom too wide or misaligning the vertical strokes.

峦 has a top-bottom structure with 山 above and 亦 below, while both 岈 and 岍 are left-right characters (山 on the left). 岈 (yá) means a specific mountain or a hollow, and 岍 (qiān) is a mountain name. 峦 is more general, referring to a range or overlapping peaks.

峦 appears in literary or scenic descriptions, often in words like 山峦 (mountain ranges) and 峰峦 (ridges and peaks). It is common in poetry and landscape writing, such as the phrase 重峦叠嶂 meaning 'overlapping peaks and layers.' It is not used in everyday conversation but enriches descriptive language.

Common words containing 峦 include: 山峦 (shān luán) — Mountain range; 峰峦 (fēng luán) — ridges and peaks; 重峦 (zhòng luán) — Overlapping peaks.