Yan’s traditional calligraphy

The traditional Chinese writing of the word rock is:

Rock is a phonetic character. From the mountain, Yan Sheng. In the official scripts of the Han Dynasty, the shape of the character "山" next to the character "山" may have been moved to the left side, and a new variant of the character "Rock" (a knowing character) was created.

Strokes: 8, structure: upper and lower structure, five elements: soil

Head-to-tail decomposition: mountain stone, component decomposition: mountain stone, variant characters: 姧姌巷婷巗夹

Extended information

Stroke order:

Word group explanation:

1. Rock

[yán shí]?

A collection of one or more minerals formed under various geological processes. It is the main material that makes up the earth's crust. According to their origin, they are divided into three categories: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks.

2. Cave

[yán dòng]?

A large hole formed in the limestone layer due to years of erosion and erosion of groundwater.

3. Lava

[róng yán]?

The high-temperature magma that erupts from the crater or crack also refers to the magma that solidifies after cooling. made of rock.

4. Magma

[yán jiāng]?

High-temperature melt deep underground. It has a complex composition mainly composed of silicates and contains a large amount of water vapor and other volatile substances. It is the material source of various igneous rocks and related mineral deposits. It is generally believed that the asthenosphere in the upper part of the earth's mantle may be one of the main sources of magma.

5. Blue sheep

[yán yáng]?

A kind of sheep, with a long and narrow head, thick horns of male sheep, and short and straight horns of female sheep. The hair is greenish-brown, beardless. Lives in high mountains, is good at jumping, and eats shrubs, leaves, grass, etc. Also called Stone Sheep.