Keyword
mountain
- hill
- peak
- Frequency
- #390
- Strokes
- 3
Readings
shān100%
Mnemonic
Three mountain peaks
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
山
mountain; hill (CL:座 (zuò)); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
山区
mountain area
火山
volcano
亚历山大
Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
中山
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
山脉
mountain range
孙中山
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 国民党; same as 孙逸仙
山东省
Shandong Province, capital Jinan 济南市 (JǐnánShì) (short name 鲁 (Lǔ))
山地
mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country
旧金山
San Francisco, California
金山
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市 (Xīnběishì), Taiwan
山寨
fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation
山顶
hilltop
高山
high mountain; alpine mountain
山谷
valley; ravine
矿山
mine
山峰
(mountain) peak
山水
Sansui, Japanese company
江山
rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power
登山
to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering
山坡
hillside
泰山
Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳 (Wǔyuè)
山西省
Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan 太原市 (TàiyuánShì) (short name 晋 (Jìn))
下山
to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set