岩

yán

variant of 岩[yan2]

variant of 巖|岩[yan2]

mountain (山) + stone (石) = cliff rock

A mountain face is defined by the rock that composes it — 岩 captures that union of rocky terrain and sheer cliff. Together the two components point directly at the hard stone surface of a mountain wall.

山+石→岩
山MountainSemantic
石StoneSemantic

这块岩石很硬,很难打碎。

zhè kuài yán shí hěn yìng,hěn nán dǎ suì。

This piece of rock is very hard and difficult to break apart.

山上的岩壁又高又陡,爬上去很危险。

shān shàng de yán bì yòu gāo yòu dǒu,pá shàng qù hěn wēi xiǎn。

The rock face on the mountain is both tall and steep, making it very dangerous to climb.

Words with 岩

岩手县

yán shǒu xiàn

Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]

龙岩市

lóng yán shì

Longyan, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]

岩石圈

yán shí quān

(geology) lithosphere

岩溶

yán róng

(geology) karst

沙岩

shā yán

sandstone

造岩矿物

zào yán kuàng wù

rock-forming mineral

金伯利岩

jīn bó lì yán

Kimberlite (geology)

凿岩

záo yán

(rock) drilling

凿岩机

záo yán jī

rock drill

云岩

yún yán

see 雲岩區|云岩区[Yun2 yan2 Qu1]

云岩区

yún yán qū

Yunyan, a district of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou

页岩

yè yán

shale

More characters with 山

徽岂岁微仙崽徵