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
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
fig. can't see the forest for the trees
fig. can't see the forest for the trees
not recognize an important person
not know an important person; not recognize fame
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
Zhongshan Park; park for Sun Yat-sen
Zhongshan Park, park named for Sun Yat-sen
Zhongshan District (in Dalian, Taipei, Keelung)
Zhongshan District in Taipei or other cities
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Nakayama Nariaki, Japanese politician
Chinese tunic suit; Mao jacket
The Tale of the Wolf of Zhongshan
The Wolf of Zhongshan; tale of ingratitude
Chinese tunic suit
Chinese tunic suit
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing
Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name)
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan sháo guān, Guangdong
Nathu La Pass between Tibet and India