山
shān

mountain

山 is pronounced shān and means “mountain”. It is written with 3 strokes.

Total Strokes3
Traditional山

Watch how to write each stroke

shān
Stroke 3/3
Stroke 3 of 3
Speed

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Stroke-by-Stroke Breakdown

Total 3 strokes written in canonical standard order

Active: Stroke 3
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Radical & Meaning

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Radical

Structure Geometry

Single
独体字Single Component

Balanced structure promotes clean calligraphy proportions in Tian Zi Ge practice grids.

Essential Vocabulary & Phrases with 山

爬山pá shān

go hiking

我们周末去爬山。
Wǒmen zhōumò qù páshān.
We go hiking this weekend.
山上shān shàng

on the mountain

山上有很多树。
Shānshàng yǒu hěn duō shù.
There are many trees on the mountain.
山水shān shuǐ

landscape

他喜欢画山水。
Tā xǐhuan huà shānshuǐ.
He likes painting landscapes.