嶽

嶽 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 山大竹大 (UKHK), four-corner 2223₄, composition ⿱山獄)

1. mountain peak, summit

• 𪈡

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 321, character 28
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8566
• Dae Jaweon: page 621, character 29
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 803, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5DBD

Historical forms of the character 嶽
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

嶽

1. tall mountain; highest peak

   • 崧高維嶽、駿極于天。
     維嶽降神、生甫及申。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     崧高维岳、骏极于天。
     维岳降神、生甫及申。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Sōnggāo wéi yuè, jùnjí yú tiān.
     Wéi yuè jiàng shén, shēng Fǔ jí Shēn. [Pinyin]

     Grandly lofty are the mountains, with their large masses reaching to the heavens.
     From these mountains were sent down spirits, who gave birth to [the princes of] Fu and Shen.

2. a surname

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 岳)

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• On (unclassified): がく (gaku)
• Kun: たけ (take)

嶽 (eum 악 (ak))

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嶽: Hán Nôm readings: nhạc

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