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
machete
machete
founding master of a monastery; founder; originator
founding master of a monastery; founder; originator
founder
founder
get straight to the point
Langfeng Mountain
Langfeng Mountain
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
mountain passes and forts; distant homeland
border mountains; one’s distant homeland
Guanshan town in Taitung, Taiwan
Guanshan town in Taitung, Taiwan
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
Arxan city in Inner Mongolia
Arxan, city in Inner Mongolia, China
Arxan city in Inner Mongolia, China
Arxan city in Inner Mongolia, China
Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia
Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia
Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia
Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia