shān

mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain

HSK 3 #259

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 259th character
Radical ⼭ (46.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 39

Definitions

山 shān
  1. 1. mountain
  2. 2. hill
  3. 3. anything that resembles a mountain
  4. 4. surname Shan
  5. 5. gable
  6. 6. bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
  7. 7. CL zuò

Stroke order

山 stroke order diagram
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Words containing 山

Word Meaning
to climb a mountain; hiking; mountaineering
mountain range
San Francisco, California
on the mountain; in the hills
goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
volcano
Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
valley; ravine
hilltop
cave; cavern
iceberg
to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering
mountain ridge
get straight to the point
(used in hotel names); villa; manor house
to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away
Busan, a port city in South Korea
high mountain; alpine
hillside
mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country
mountain area
hill
Yamashita (Japanese surname)
to make a comeback; to return to power
mountains; a range of hills
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