WordTaiwan frequency #5,072
阿里山
ㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄢ
“Alishan; a mountain range in central-southern Taiwan, known for forests, railways, and scenic views.”
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阿
ㄚ
Prefix for names and kinship terms to show familiarity; used in transliterations; also a particle expressing doubt or surprise.
里
ㄌㄧˇ
Inside, interior; a neighborhood or lane; a village; a surname; a traditional Chinese unit of distance (about 500 meters); (Taiwan) an administrative borough.
山
ㄕㄢ
Mountain; hill; peak; surname; a component of Chinese characters; (archaic) tomb.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 公里ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇkilometer; unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
- 阿嬤ㄚ ㄇㄚgrandma; grandmother; also used to refer to or address an elderly woman (common in Taiwan).
- 里長ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇvillage chief; head of a li (village-level administrative unit) in Taiwan, between neighborhood leader and township/district mayor.
- 山區ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩmountain area; mountainous region; hilly countryside.
- 阿公ㄚ ㄍㄨㄥgrandfather; polite address for an elderly man; (in Taiwan) grandfather
- 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.
- 阿姨ㄚ ㄧˊmaternal aunt; stepmother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- 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