山U+5C713 STROKES
Entry·pron. shān
ㄕㄢ
“Mountain; hill; peak; surname; a component of Chinese characters; (archaic) tomb.”
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- 山區ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩmountain area; mountainous region; hilly countryside.
- 中山ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢZhongshan, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China; Zhongshan District, an administrative district in various cities; Sun Yat-sun (Sun Zhongshan), Chinese revolutionary leader; Nakayama, a Japanese surname.
- 上山ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢto go up a mountain; 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
- 高山ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢhigh mountain; tall mountain; alpine peak.
- 下山ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢto descend a mountain or hill; to go downhill; (of the sun or moon) to set; to decline in power or status
- 登山ㄉㄥ ㄕㄢto climb a mountain; mountain climbing; mountaineering
- 山林ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄣˊmountain forest; wooded mountain; forested hills; a secluded mountain retreat for hermits
- 山東ㄕㄢ ㄉㄨㄥShandong Province, a coastal province in eastern China; historically, the area east of the Hangu Pass and Mount Xiao; also historically, the area east of Mount Taihang or east of Mount Hua.
- 阿里山ㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄢAlishan; a mountain range in central-southern Taiwan, known for forests, railways, and scenic views.
- 華山ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄢMt Hua in Shaanxi; the westernmost of the Five Sacred Mountains; highest of the five, known for steep scenic peaks.
- 玉山ㄩˋ ㄕㄢMount Yu, the highest peak in Taiwan (3,952 m); a mountain in Chinese mythology where the Queen Mother of the West resides; a county in Jiangxi Province, China.
- 山谷ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨˇvalley; ravine; low area between hills or mountains; mountain stream valley
- 舊金山ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄢSan Francisco, a major port city in northern California, US; historically called 'Old Gold Mountain' by Chinese immigrants.
- 泰山ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢMount Tai, a sacred mountain in Shandong, eastern peak of the Five Sacred Mountains; (figurative) father-in-law; Tarzan, fictional jungle hero; Taishan, a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- 松山ㄙㄨㄥ ㄕㄢSongshan, a district in Taipei, Taiwan; Matsuyama, a city in Japan; various mountains in mainland China.
- 山坡ㄕㄢ ㄆㄛhillside; the sloping land between a hilltop and flat ground.
- 山頂ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˇthe top of a mountain or hill; summit; peak.
- 火山ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢvolcano; a conical mountain formed by erupted lava, rock, and other materials from the Earth's crust; classified as active, dormant, or extinct.
- 山西ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧa province in northern China; Shanxi Province
- 鳳山ㄈㄥˋ ㄕㄢFengshan; a district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; also a former county name in southern Taiwan.
- 山脈ㄕㄢ ㄇㄞˋmountain range; a series of connected mountains extending in a particular direction.
- 山路ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋmountain road; path or route through mountainous or hilly terrain; winding road in the mountains
- 金山ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄢa mountain that produces gold; a place name: Jinshan District in Shanghai; Jinshan Township in New Taipei City, Taiwan; Altai Mountain on the China–Russia border; in Buddhism, the body of the Buddha.
- 山水ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨㄟˇmountains and rivers; natural scenery; landscape; water from a mountain; (short for) landscape painting
- 孫中山ㄙㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢDr Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925); founding father of the Republic of China; first president of the Republic of China; co-founder of the Kuomintang (KMT).
- 南山ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄢNanshan, a district in Shenzhen, Guangdong; a county in Shantou, Guangdong; a mountain range alias (Qilian Mountains); a poem in the Book of Songs.
- 江山ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢrivers and mountains; landscape; territory; state power; country
- 山莊ㄕㄢ ㄓㄨㄤmountain villa; country retreat; manor house; (used in hotel names)
- 王岐山ㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄢWang Qishan (born 1948); Chinese politician; former Vice President of China and senior Communist Party leader.
- 中山路ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋa common street name in Chinese cities, often named after Sun Yat-sen; a major commercial or central avenue in many cities.
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