懂中文 Dong Chinese

峨

é

lofty

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. Simplified form of 峩.

Components
山 meaning component

山  Meaning component

shān

  

mountain

我 sound component

我  Sound component

wǒ

  

I; me

Evolution

峨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
峨 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
峨 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
峨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

峨  

é

lofty; name of a mountain

峨 (峩) 

é

variant of 峨[é]

Most common words with 峨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

峨

lofty

峨眉

Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn​zhú​Xiàn], northwest Taiwan

巍峨

lofty

峨眉山

Emeishan city

峨眉山市

Emeishan county level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lè​shān], Sichuan