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)
11 characters- 乢gài
ancient variant of 蓋|盖[gai4]
4 strokes
- 屴lì
high mountain range
5 strokes
- 岁suìHSK 1
6 strokes
- 岂qǐ
how? (emphatic question)
6 strokes
- 屹yì
high and steep
6 strokes
- 屺qǐ
(literary) a barren hill
6 strokes
- 屼wù
bare hill
6 strokes
- 屾shēn
(literary) two mountains standing next to each other
6 strokes
- 屿yǔ
islet
6 strokes
- 岀chū
old variant of 出[chu1]
6 strokes
- 岌jí
lofty peak
6 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 屼?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.