shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])

surname Shan; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

a picture of 山 → three mountain peaks

The ancient form showed three peaks rising from a common base, the tallest in the center. Modern 山 still traces that silhouette almost unchanged.

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Words with 山

这山望着那山高

zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo

lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position

通山

tōng shān

see 通山縣|通山县[Tong1 shan1 Xian4]

通山县

tōng shān xiàn

Tongshan, a county in Xianning City 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 Shi4], Hubei

造山

zào shān

mountain building

造山作用

zào shān zuò yòng

orogeny (geology)

造山带

zào shān dài

orogenic belt (geology)

造山运动

zào shān yùn dòng

mountain building (geology)

连山

lián shān

see 連山壯族瑤族自治縣|连山壮族瑶族自治县[Lian2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

连山区

lián shān qū

Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning

连山壮族瑶族自治县

lián shān zhuàng zú yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdong

连山县

lián shān xiàn

see 連山壯族瑤族自治縣|连山壮族瑶族自治县[Lian2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

逼上梁山

bī shàng liáng shān

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels

More characters with 凵

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