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)
155 characters- 嶫yè
variant of 嶪[ye4]
16 strokes
- 嶭è
elevated
16 strokes
- 嶰xiè
mountain valley
16 strokes
- 𪩘yǎn
peak of mountain
16 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
- 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 岚?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.