山

shān

mountain, hill, peak

How to write 山, stroke by stroke

surname Shan; mountain; hill (CL:座); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

Pictographic: Three mountain peaks

Made of 凵 + 丨

山谷shān gǔvalley; ravine
火山huǒ shānvolcano
下山xià shānto go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
山羊shān yánggoat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
山顶shān dǐnghilltop
山洞shān dòngcavern; cave
上山shàng shānto climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise
山脉shān màimountain range
高山gāo shānhigh mountain; alpine mountain
登山dēng shānto climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering
山区shān qūmountain area
山脊shān jǐmountain ridge

他们终于到达了山顶。
tā men zhōng yú dào dá le shān dǐng 。
At last, they reached the top of the mountain.
这座火山又开始活动了。
zhè zuò huǒ shān yòu kāi shǐ huó dòng le 。
The volcano has become active again.
小山后面有个美丽的山谷。
xiǎo shān hòu miàn yǒu gè měi lì de shān gǔ 。
A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.
山上有个房子。
shān shàng yǒu gè fáng zi 。
There is a house on the hill.
跑上山后，我完全喘不过气来。
pǎo shàng shān hòu ， wǒ wán quán chuǎn bú guò qì lái 。
After running up the hill, I was completely out of breath.