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The character 岳, also serving as the simplified form of the traditional character 嶽, is an ideogram composed of the component 丘 (qiū, hill) stacked directly above 山 (shān, mountain). This structure visually depicts a towering peak, aligning with its primary meaning of a very high mountain, particularly the sacred mountains of China. Beyond this geographical sense, the character also developed a distinct secondary meaning in kinship terms, referring to a wife's parents, as in father-in-law or mother-in-law. This familial usage represents a significant semantic shift from its origins, yet both the topographical and relational meanings remain in active use today.
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我去过岳麓山。
岳飞是民族英雄。
岳先生是我的老师。
我岳父喜欢爬山。
山岳地区气候凉爽。
五岳之中，泰山最著名。
参观岳飞庙时，我学到了很多历史。
尽管岳母起初不同意，但最终她支持了我们的决定。