山
- 259th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 854 words
- Component in 171 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. shān (Shan1)surname Shan
2. shān (shan1)mountain • hill • anything that resembles a mountain • CL:座[zuo4] • bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons • gable
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 山 shān (shan1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 山 shān (shan1)The component 山 is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Appears In
山 also appears in:Example Words
Common
zhōng shān (Zhong1 shan1)refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen • Nakayama, common Japanese surname (borrowed by Sun Yat-sen) • Zhongshan prefecture level city in Guangdong close to Sun Yat-Sen's birth-place
rén shān rén hǎi (ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3)multitude • vast crowd
fó shān (Fo2 shan1)Foshan prefecture level city in Guangdong
fó shān shì (Fo2 shan1 shi4)Foshan prefecture level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3]
bīng shān (bing1 shan1)iceberg • CL:座[zuo4]
táng shān (Tang2 shan1)Tang Shan prefecture level city in Hebei
shān zhài (shan1 zhai4)fortified hill village • mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) • fig. outside government supervision • evading tax or copyright law • knockoff (goods) • imitation • parody
shān cūn (shan1 cun1)mountain village
shān dōng (Shan1 dong1)Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁, capital 濟南|济南
shān zhā (shan1 zha1)hawthorn tree (rose family, genus Crataegus) • rose hip (hawthorn fruit)
shān shuǐ (Shan1 shui3)Sansui, Japanese company
shān shuǐ (shan1 shui3)landscape
shān xī (Shan1 xi1)Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
jiāng shān (Jiang1 shan1)Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
jiāng shān (jiang1 shan1)rivers and mountains • landscape • country
pá shān (pa2 shan1)to climb a mountain • to mountaineer • hiking • mountaineering
Uncommon
shàng shān (shang4 shan1)to go uphill • to spin cocoon (silkworms) • to pass away
zhōng shān shì (Zhong1 shan1 shi4)Zhongshan prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-Sen's birth-place
dān xiá shān (Dan1 xia2 shan1)Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
jiǔ huá shān (Jiu3 hua2 shan1)Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏
rǔ shān (Ru3 shan1)Rushan county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
wǔ zhǐ shān (Wu3 zhi3 shan1)Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan • Wuzhishan City, Hainan
wǔ tái shān (Wu3 tai2 shan1)Mt Wutai in Shanxi, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊
jǐng gāng shān (Jing3 gang1 Shan1)Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
jǐng gāng shān (Jing3 gang1 shan1)Jinggangshan county level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
fú niú shān (Fu2 niu2 shan1)Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4], Shaanxi
kǎn dà shān (kan3 da4 shan1)to chatter idly • to gossip • to boast or brag
bǎo shān (Bao3 shan1)Baoshan prefecture level city in Yunnan
chū shān (chu1 shan1)to leave the mountain (of a hermit) • to come out of obscurity to a government job • to take a leading position
běi shān (Bei3 shan1)northern mountain • refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
nán shān (Nan2 shan1)Nanshan or Namsan, common place name • Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
nán shān qū (Nan2 shan1 qu1)Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong • Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
tái shān (Tai2 shan1)Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
tái shān shì (Tai2 shan1 shi4)Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
míng shān (Ming2 shan1)famous mountain • Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
shòu bǐ nán shān (shou4 bi3 Nan2 shan1)Live as long as Mt Nan! (idiom, conventional greeting) • We wish you a Happy Birthday and many more of them.
dà shān (Da4 shan1)Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
tiān shān (Tian1 shan1)Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
sūn zhōng shān (Sun1 Zhong1 shan1)Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党 • same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
fù shì shān (Fu4 shi4 shan1)Mt. Fuji, Japan
bǎo shān (Bao3 shan1)Baoshang district of Shanghai • Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang • Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu county 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 xian4], northwest Taiwan
bǎo shān qū (Bao3 shan1 qu1)Baoshang district of Shanghai • Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
shān shàng (Shan1 shang4)Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
shān qiū (shan1 qiu1)hill
shān kǒu (Shan1 kou3)Yamaguchi (name and place name) • Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
shān dì (shan1 di4)mountainous region • hilly area • hilly country
shān pō (shan1 po1)hillside
shān chéng (Shan1 cheng2)Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan
shān zhài jī (shan1 zhai4 ji1)black market product • fake • imitation or counterfeit of branded product
shān fēng (shan1 feng1)(mountain) peak
shān yá (shan1 ya2)cliff
shān dōng shěng (Shan1 dong1 sheng3)Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁, capital Ji'nan 濟南|济南
shān gē (shan1 ge1)folk song • mountain song
shān hé (shan1 he2)mountains and rivers • the whole country
shān dòng (shan1 dong4)cavern • cave
shān hóng (shan1 hong2)mountain flash flood • mountain torrent
shān huǒ (shan1 huo3)wildfire • forest fire
shān qióng shuǐ jìn (shan1 qiong2 shui3 jin4)mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line • nowhere to go
shān zhú (shan1 zhu2)mangosteen
shān yáng (shan1 yang2)goat
shān yù (shan1 yu4)sweet potato
shān xī shěng (Shan1 xi1 sheng3)Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
shān gǔ (shan1 gu3)valley
shān lù (shan1 lu4)mountain road
shān yě (shan1 ye3)mountain and fields
yuè lù shān (Yue4 lu4 shan1)Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙, famous for scenery, temples and tombs
é méi shān (E2 mei2 shan1)Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤 • Emeishan city
kūn shān shì (Kun1 shan1 shi4)Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
sōng shān (Song1 shan1)Mt Song in Henan, central of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
wū shān (Wu1 shan1)Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
wū shān (wu1 shan1)Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
cháng shān (Chang2 shan1)Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
píng shān (Ping2 shan1)Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei • Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
lú shān (Lu2 shan1)Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi • Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
héng shān (Heng2 shan1)Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 • Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
fáng shān (Fang2 shan1)Fangshan district of Beijing, formerly Fangshan county
pái shān dǎo hǎi (pai2 shan1 dao3 hai3)lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering • fig. gigantic • of spectacular significance
wén shān (Wen2 shan1)Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan • Wenshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
pǔ tuó shān (Pu3 tuo2 shan1)Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara)
jǐng shān (Jing3 shan1)Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park)
dōng shān (Dong1 shan1)Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian • Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
sōng shān (Song1 shan1)Songshan or Sungshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan • Matsuyama, city in Japan
liáng shān (Liang2 shan1)Liangshan city and county in Jining 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
wǔ yí shān (Wu3 yi2 shan1)Mt Wuyi in Fujian • Wuyishan nature reserve • Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
tài shān (Tai4 shan1)Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 • Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
hóng shān qū (Hong2 shan1 qu1)Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
shēn shān (shen1 shan1)deep in the mountains
huǒ shān (huo3 shan1)volcano
huǒ shān kǒu (huo3 shan1 kou3)volcanic crater
huǒ yàn shān (huo3 yan4 shan1)Mountain of Flames of legend • fig. insurmountable obstacle • Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
yān shān (Yan1 shan1)Yan mountain range across north Hebei
yù shān (Yu4 shan1)Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
yù lóng xuě shān (Yu4 long2 xue3 shan1)Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
dēng shān (deng1 shan1)to climb a mountain • climbing • mountaineering
pán shān (Pan2 shan1)Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
pán shān (pan2 shan1)going around a mountain
méi shān (Mei2 shan1)Meishan prefecture level city in Sichuan
shí jǐng shān (Shi2 jing3 shan1)Mt Shijing in 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong • Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
shén shān (shen2 shan1)sacred mountain
fú shān (Fu2 shan1)Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
xiù shān (Xiu4 shan1)Xiushan Tujiazu-Miaozu autonomous county in Sichuan
chuān shān jiǎ (chuan1 shan1 jia3)pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) • scaly ant-eater
zǐ jīn shān (Zi3 jin1 shan1)Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
qún shān (qun2 shan1)mountains • a range of hills
zhōu shān (Zhou1 shan1)Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands) • formerly Dinghai 定海
zhōu shān shì (Zhou1 shan1 shi4)Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands) • formerly Dinghai 定海
huā guǒ shān (Hua1 guo3 Shan1)Mount Huaguo • Mountain of Flowers and Fruit
wàn shuǐ qiān shān (wan4 shui3 qian1 shan1)ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey • a long and difficult road
xiāo shān qū (Xiao1 shan1 qu1)Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
shǔ shān (Shu3 shan1)Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui
héng shān (Heng2 shan1)Mt Heng in Hunan, southern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 • Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan
xiàng shān (Xiang4 shan1)Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi • Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
bá shān shè shuǐ (ba2 shan1 she4 shui3)to travel over land and water (idiom)
jūn lìng rú shān (jun1 ling4 ru2 shan1)military orders are like mountains (idiom) • a military order must be obeyed
jīn shān (Jin1 shan1)Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai • Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
fǔ shān (Fu3 shan1)Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
cháng bái shān (Chang2 bai2 shan1)Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
guān shān (Guan1 shan1)Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
guān shān (guan1 shan1)fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall) • one's home town
ā lǐ shān (A1 li3 Shan1)Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
ā lǐ shān (A1 li3 shan1)Alishan, mountain range in Taiwan
gé shān (ge2 shan1)half-sibling relationship • brothers with different mother • step-
yàn dàng shān (Yan4 dang4 shan1)Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
qīng chéng shān (Qing1 cheng2 shan1)Mount Qingcheng
qīng shān (Qing1 shan1)Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei • Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia
qīng shān (qing1 shan1)green hills • (the good) life
kào shān (kao4 shan1)patron • supporter • close to a mountain
ān shān (An1 shan1)Anshan prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
sháo shān (Shao2 shan1)Shaoshan county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan
xiāng shān (xiang1 shan1)Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing)
gāo shān (gao1 shan1)high mountain • alpine
fèng shān (Feng4 shan1)Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi • Fengshan city in Taiwan
hè shān (He4 shan1)Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan • Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
huáng shān (Huang2 shan1)Mt Huang • Yellow mountains • Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
hēi shān (Hei1 shan1)Montenegro, former Yugoslavia • Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
hēi shān (hei1 shan1)black mountain
lóng shān (Long2 shan1)Dragon mountain • Longshan district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin • Longshan county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]