山
Character
mountain; hill
- Radical
- 山 (itself)
- Strokes
- 3
- Structure
- Surrounds from below
- Parts
- 凵 丨
- Traditional
- 山
- Frequency
- #155 most common character
Meaning
shān
shan1- mountain; hill
- a Chinese family name
Examples
那座山很高也很美。
nà zuò shān hěn gāo yě hěn měi
That mountain is very tall and very beautiful.
AI-generated sentence
山上很冷，我们穿了很多衣服。
shān shàng hěn lěng wǒ men chuān le hěn duō yī fu
It was cold on the mountain, so we put on lots of clothes.
AI-generated sentence
山先生是我的老师。
shān xiān sheng shì wǒ de lǎo shī
Mr. Shan is my teacher.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 3 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 山
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Words with 山
See all 399 →山区shān qūan area with many mountainsWordHSK 5山坡shān pōthe sloping side of a hill or mountainWordHSK 6山峰shān fēngthe high, pointed top part of a mountainWordHSK 6山谷shān gǔa low area of land between hills or mountainsWordHSK 6山冈shān gānga small hillWordHSK 7–9山寨shān zhàia village built high in the mountains, sometimes with wallsWordHSK 7–9山岭shān lǐnga mountain ridge; a long high line of hills or mountainsWordHSK 7–9山川shān chuānmountains and riversWordHSK 7–9山路shān lùa road that goes through mountainsWordHSK 7–9山顶shān dǐngthe top of a mountainWordHSK 7–9山下shān xiàYamashita (Japanese surname)Word山丘shān qiūhillWord