东岳

東嶽
Dōngyuè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Eastern Peak, Mount Tai in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains

Examples

HSK 3
Dōngyuè Tàishān zài Shāndōng.
Mount Tai, the Eastern Peak, is in Shandong.
HSK 7-9
Gǔdài de huángdì yào dào Dōngyuè Tàishān jǔxíng fēngshàn dàdiǎn.
In ancient times emperors went to Mount Tai, the Eastern Peak, to hold the great Fengshan sacrifices to heaven and earth.

Tips

culture
Mount Tai ranks first of the Five Sacred Mountains (五岳): the east, where the sun rises, stands for the start of life. Its god, 东岳大帝, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, rules the dead in folk religion, and Beijing's 东岳庙 is his temple.

Stroke Order

东 dōng
岳 yuè