shan1 - mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]/bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons/gable
Pronunciation Clues:
Pronunciation clue for 山 (shan1): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
Pronunciation clue for 山 (shan1): The component 山 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Example Words:
High Frequency
Pinyin: Zhong1 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: Zhong1 shan1 shi4 Definition: 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
Pinyin: Fu2 niu2 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: Sun1 Zhong1 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: Bao3 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: shan1 zhai4 Definition: fortified hill village/mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)/fig. outside government supervision/evading tax or copyright law/knockoff (goods)/imitation/parody
Pinyin: Heng2 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: pai2 shan1 dao3 hai3 Definition: lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig. gigantic/of spectacular significance
Pinyin: Pu3 tuo2 shan1 Definition: Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara)
Pinyin: Dong1 shan1 Definition: Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian/Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Pinyin: Tai4 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: wan4 shui3 qian1 shan1 Definition: ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey/a long and difficult road
Pinyin: Chang2 bai2 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: Qing1 shan1 Definition: 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
Pinyin: Long2 shan1 Definition: 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]
Decomposition Levels: Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components. Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page. Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character. If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.