北岳

北岳
Běiyuè

Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]

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MEANING

MEANING

  1. noun

    Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]

    • Mount Heng in the north is one of the Five Sacred Mountains of China.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (person turning back; figure of person from behind)ASSOCIATIVE

Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.

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