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山mountain

mountain. 3 strokes. 7 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning mountainStrokes 3Characters 7

How to write 山

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Stroke order chart for the 山 radical — 3 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 7 characters below, 3 are pictophonetic with 山 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 7 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 山 family

HSK 2 · 1

山shān

HSK 5 · 2

岸àn岁suì

HSK 6 · 4

崇chóng岛dǎo峰fēng岗gǎng

Words they appear in

爬(pá)山(shān)to climb a mountain
沿着山路往上走到山顶
登(dēng)山(shān)to climb a mountain
沿着山路往上走，到达高处
岸(àn)shore, bank (of a body of water)
江河湖海靠近陆地的边缘
岸(àn)上(shàng)ashore, on the bank/coast
江河湖海旁边的陆地上
两(liǎng)岸(àn)both banks, both shores
指河流或海峡两侧的陆地
山(shān)区(qū)mountainous area
指多山地形构成的地区
岁(suì)月(yuè)years, time (passage of)
指长期流逝的时间
崇(chóng)拜(bài)to worship, admire greatly
指怀着敬仰之情推崇
岛(dǎo)island
指四面环水的陆地
峰(fēng)会(huì)summit (meeting)
指高层领导人参加的重要会议
岗(gǎng)位(wèi)post, position (job)
指工作中承担的具体职责位置
高(gāo)峰(fēng)peak (hour), summit
指最高点或最集中的时段
山(shān)谷(gǔ)valley
指两山之间低洼的地方
山(shān)坡(pō)hillside
指山的倾斜面