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Definition(s) for: 岳阳楼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
岳阳楼 yuè yáng lóu - Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]
- one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 56,575 49,329

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuè- surname Yue
yuè- wife's parents and paternal uncles
yuè- surname Yue
yuè- high mountain
- highest peak of a mountain ridge
yáng- positive (electric.)
- sun
- male principle (Taoism)
- Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
lóu- surname Lou
lóu- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
- CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Other Words Containing 岳阳楼

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo