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)
68 characters- 峤jiào
highest peak
9 strokes
- 峥zhēng
used in 崢嶸|峥嵘[zheng1 rong2]
9 strokes
- 峦luán
mountain ranges
9 strokes
- 峧jiāo
(used in place names)
9 strokes
- 𡶴chǎn
winding mountain path
9 strokes
- 崋huá
flowery
10 strokes
- 峨é
variant of 峨[e2]
10 strokes
- 峰fēng
variant of 峰[feng1]
10 strokes
- 峪yù
valley
10 strokes
- 峭qiào
high and steep
10 strokes
- 峱náo
name of a mountain
10 strokes
- 峹tú
name of a mountain
10 strokes
- 峻jùn
(of mountains) high
10 strokes
- 峿wú
name of a mountain
10 strokes
- 崀làng
used in place names
10 strokes
- 崁kǎn
see 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]
10 strokes
- 崂láo
name of a mountain in Shandong
10 strokes
- 崃lái
name of a mountain in Sichuan
10 strokes
- 崄xiǎn
precipitous
10 strokes
- 𪨶Shē
old variant of 畲[She1]
10 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 峒?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.