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
山 stroke order animation

Words containing 山

Word Meaning
Shanxi Province in north China
Okayama, a city and prefecture in Japan
Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
covering the whole land; over hills and dales
volcanic island
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
Pishan County, Xinjiang
going around a mountain
fig. inhospitable natural environment
Mount Hua, famous mountain in Shaanxi
Mount Heng in Hunan; Hengshan county
Mount Sinai
Tieshan district in Huangshi, Hubei
Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
Huoshan county in Lu'an lù ān, Anhui
Caucasus Mountains
Lushan, a county in Henan
Mashan district of Jixi city 西jī xī, Heilongjiang
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
(fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
(fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
Sanshan district of Wuhu city wú hú shì, Anhui
Sanshan district of Wuhu city wú hú shì, Anhui
Sanshan district of Wuhu city wú hú shì, Anhui