mountain
shān (shan1)
Radical no. 46 · 3 strokes (第 46 部首 · 3 画 dì 46 bùshǒu · 3 huà)
Radical ⼭ (shān) — meaning: mountain, 3 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The mountain radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting three peaks of a mountain standing in a row.
Mnemonic: Three vertical strokes side by side resemble three mountain peaks standing tall.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
93 characters- 嵊shèng
used in 嵊泗[Sheng4 si4] (the name of a place in Zhejiang)
13 strokes
- 嵞Tú
Mt Tu in Zhejiang
13 strokes
- 嵡wěng
of mountainous appearance
13 strokes
- 嵩sōng
(literary) (of mountains) lofty
13 strokes
- 嵴jí
ridge
13 strokes
- 嶅áo
hill strewn with stones
13 strokes
- 嵺liáo
(literary) vast and empty
14 strokes
- 𡶴chǎn
winding mountain path
14 strokes
- 嶂zhàng
cliff
14 strokes
- 岖qū
used in 崎嶇|崎岖[qi2 qu1]
14 strokes
- 嶋dǎo
variant of 島|岛[dao3], island
14 strokes
- 嶌dǎo
variant of 島|岛[dao3], island
14 strokes
- 嶞duò
mountain peak
14 strokes
- 𫶕yíng
used in 岭巆|岭𫶕[ling2 ying2]
14 strokes
- 㠇jiù
(name of a mountain ridge)
15 strokes
- 嶒céng
lofty
15 strokes
- 嶓bō
name of a mountain
15 strokes
- 嶖yān
old variant of 崦[yan1]
15 strokes
- 崂láo
name of a mountain in Shandong
15 strokes
- 嶙lín
ranges of hills
15 strokes
- 嶝dèng
path leading up a mountain
15 strokes
- 嶟zūn
(literary) (of terrain) steep; precipitous
15 strokes
- 峤jiào
highest peak
15 strokes
- 嶡guì
precipitous
15 strokes
- 峣yáo
high
15 strokes
- 嶲xī
old variant of 巂[xi1]
15 strokes
- 岙ào
plain in the middle of the mountains
15 strokes
- 峄yì
name of hills in Shandong
16 strokes
- 峃xué
big rocky mountain
16 strokes
- 嶫yè
variant of 嶪[ye4]
16 strokes
- 嶭è
elevated
16 strokes
- 崄xiǎn
precipitous
16 strokes
- 嶰xiè
mountain valley
16 strokes
- 屿yǔ
islet
16 strokes
- 𪩘yǎn
peak of mountain
16 strokes
- 岭lǐng
mountain range
17 strokes
- 嶷yí
name of a mountain in Hunan
17 strokes
- 巂guī
cuckoo
18 strokes
- 巅diān
summit
19 strokes
- 巇xī
mountain-gorge
20 strokes
- 巉chán
(literary) steep; rugged; jagged; precipitous
20 strokes
- 巍wēi
lofty
20 strokes
- 岿kuī
high and mighty (of mountain)
21 strokes
- 峦luán
mountain ranges
22 strokes
- 巓diān
same as 巔|巅[dian1]
22 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 嶟?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.