石山 (shí shān) — (noun) a large stone or rock

Definition

石山 (dàn) is a variant/less common term for a large stone or boulder. For most everyday uses prefer 石头 shítou.

noun

a large stone or rock

Measure word · 块

石山。
Zhè zuò shān shàng yǒu yí kuài jù dà de shí shān.
There is a huge rock on this mountain.
石山。
Gǔ shū shàng jì zǎi le yí kuài qí guài de shí shān.
An ancient book records a strange stone.
石山。
Tā bān bú dòng nà kuài shí shān.
He cannot move that rock.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The 石 'stone' and 山 'mountain' combine to mean a rocky mountain.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 石 shows a stone under a cliff-like overhang, or a cave set into a cliff side.

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

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.