The radical 山 (shān) means “mountain” and is used as a graphical component of Chinese characters.
This page contains the pronunciation, stroke order for the main form, and the characters that contain the radical 山. Open a card to see meanings, readings, and usage examples.
Characters with radical
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岁
(char./m.) year; year for crops; time; year (of age)
岔
(n.) fork, branch; accident, mistake | (v.) to diverge; to change the topic (in a conversation); to arrange (time) to avoid concurrence; (of voice) become hoarse
山
(n.) mountain, hill; mountainous area; anything resembling a mountain; gable (of a house) | (radical.) mountain
岛
(n.) island
屿
(char.) islet, small island
崩
(v.) to collapse; to burst, to break; to blast/explode; (of sth. bursting) to scratch | (v.) (oral) to gun down, to shoot (dead) | (char.) (of an emperor) to die, to pass away
崇
(char.) high, lofty; esteem, respect
峭
Only in compound words
岗
(n.) hillock, sentry, ridge; welt; guard, sentinel; post, position | (char.) ridge (of a hill), low hill (same as 冈)
峰
(n./m.) peak, summit; hump; (measure word) for camels
岂
(adv.) (lit) how (used to ask rhetorical questions)