峰 (fēng) is a Chinese character meaning “the pointed top of a mountain”. It is written from 山 (mountain) and 夆 (a component seen in 峰, 蜂, 锋 and 逢), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “peak; summit”
Four steps: break it apart, build it, recall it, use it in a word.
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Structure
山 + 夆
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（IDS ⿰山夆，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：左「山」3 笔 + 右「夆」7 笔 = 10 笔）；右部「夆」是否为声符暂无可追溯依据，不标声符；非字源解释
Memory aid
On the left stands a mountain (山); on the right, 夆 climbs upward with a tall line piercing through its layers. Put the mountain beside that pointed shape and you get 峰 — the sharp top of a mountain, a peak. Both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 山峰shān fēngmountain peak峰 = fēng
- 高峰gāo fēnghigh peak; peak (of a trend or activity)峰 = fēng
- 峰峦fēng luánpeaks and ridges峰 = fēng
Go deeper
All readings
peak; summit
the pointed top of a mountain; a peak; also something shaped like a peak or the highest point of something
高而尖的山头；形状像山峰的东西；事物的最高点。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 山峰shān fēngmountain peak峰 = fēng
- 高峰gāo fēnghigh peak; peak (of a trend or activity)峰 = fēng
- 峰峦fēng luánpeaks and ridges峰 = fēng
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Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 峰 mean?
峰 (fēng) means the pointed top of a mountain; a peak; also something shaped like a peak or the highest point of something.
How do you pronounce 峰?
It is pronounced fēng.
What parts is 峰 made of?
山 (mountain) and 夆 (a component seen in 峰, 蜂, 锋 and 逢), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（IDS ⿰山夆，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：左「山」3 笔 + 右「夆」7 笔 = 10 笔）；右部「夆」是否为声符暂无可追溯依据，不标声符；非字源解释. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 峰 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 峰?
山. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 峰?
Common ones are 山峰, 高峰, 峰峦. The reading of 峰 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.