山 (shān) — mountain; hill

Definition

noun
mountainhill
Measure word · 座
Easily confused

Examples

  • 山。
    Nà zuò shān hěn gāo.
    That mountain is very high.
  • 。
    Wǒ men yì qǐ qù pá shān ba.
    Let's go climb a mountain together.
  • 。
    shān Shàng yǒu hěn duō shù.
    There are many trees on the mountain.

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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