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Character Decomposition
山=凵+丨
Etymology
Three mountain peaks
Meanings
mountain; hill
(coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
surname Shan
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Words with 山 2250 total
Baoshang District of Shanghai · Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city, Heilongjiang · Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County, northwest Taiwan宝山Bǎo shān(old) (of a half-sibling) having the same mother but different father隔山gé shānGushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan鼓山Gǔ shānMt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains · Hengshan county in Hengyang, Hunan衡山Héng Shānrivers and mountains · landscape · country · state power江山jiāng shānMount Lao, mountain in Qingdao, Shandong崂山Láo ShānSolitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province孤山Gū Shānrock garden · rockery假山jiǎ shānThorny mountain (several) · Mt Jingshan in Hubei荆山Jīng shānto cut into a mountain (to open a mine) · to open a monastery开山kāi shānMt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor骊山Lí shānto leave the mountain (of a hermit) · to come out of obscurity to a government job · to take a leading position出山chū shān
Idioms with 山 429 total Chain
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