峰

Phono-semantic compound:

山 (mountain) – semantic, indicating connection with mountains.

夆 (to pull, to extend forward; phonetic element) – provides the sound.

Thus originally denoting the sharp projecting part of a mountain ridge.

Semantic range:

- mountain peak, summit, ridge;

- the highest point or tip of a structure;

- figurative: climax, pinnacle, peak of achievement.

山峰 (산봉) – mountain peak

高峰 (고봉) – lofty peak; also figuratively a great figure or high achievement

群峰 (군봉) – a group of peaks

巔峰 (전봉) – summit, pinnacle, culmination

峰會 / 정상회담 (봉회) – summit meeting (political)

In modern Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, 峰 frequently appears in political and cultural contexts to refer metaphorically to summit meetings (summit diplomacy) or the pinnacle of success.

峯 is an older alternative form. In Chinese simplified characters, 峰 is the standard form (used as the simplified of 峯).