山 shān

mountain, hill, peak

HSK 3 #259

DEFINITIONS

  • mountain, hill, peak
  • surname Shan
  • mountain
  • hill
  • anything that resembles a mountain
  • CL:座[zuo4]
  • bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
  • gable

STROKES

WORDS

山西省 shān xī shěng Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
冈山 gāng shān Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan; Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
拉什莫尔山 lā shí mò ěr shān Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
满山遍野 mǎn shān biàn yě covering the whole land; over hills and dales
火山岛 huǒ shān dǎo volcanic island
爬山虎 pá shān hǔ Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
玉山 yù shān Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m); Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
皮山 pí shān Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
盘山 pán shān Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning; going around a mountain
穷山恶水 qióng shān è shuǐ lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom); fig. inhospitable natural environment
华山 huà shān Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
衡山 héng shān Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]; Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan
西乃山 xī nǎi shān Mount Sinai
铁山 tiě shān Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
阴山 yīn shān Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
霍山 huò shān Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui
高加索山脉 gāo jiā suǒ shān mài Caucasus Mountains
鲁山 lǔ shān Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan
麻山 má shān Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom); fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us; (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一览众山小 yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]); (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
一覽眾山小 yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]); (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
三山 sān shān Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
三山区 sān shān qū Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
三山區 sān shān qū Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
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