山

Mountain in Chinese: 山 (shān)

shān

mountain

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Definitions

  1. 1mountain; hill
  2. 2(coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

Stroke order

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山

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄢ

shān

ㄕ/ shㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 山上有很多树。

    shān shàng yǒu hěn duō shù。

    There are many trees on the mountain.

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Related words

爬山

pá shān

to climb a mountain

登山

dēng shān

to climb a mountain

山区

shān qū

mountain area

山峰

shān fēng

(mountain) peak

山谷

shān gǔ

valley

山坡

shān pō

hillside

冰山

bīng shān

iceberg

出山

chū shān

to leave the mountain (of a hermit)

高山

gāo shān

high mountain

火山

huǒ shān

volcano

山川

shān chuān

mountains and rivers

山顶

shān dǐng

hilltop

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