shān
Radical 46 · 3 strokes

mountain; hill

HSK 1 (3.0)3 meanings#2411Measure word
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    mountain; hill

    很高的土地,高于平地hěn gāo de tǔdì, gāoyú píngdì

    • That mountain is very tall.

    • Let's go hiking this weekend.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • I used to live in the mountains.

  2. noun

    surname Shan

    一个姓氏;人的家族名字yī ge xìngshì;rén de jiāzú míngzi

    • Mr. Shan is our class's Chinese language teacher.

  3. noun

    (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    蚕结茧用的小束干草cán jiéjiǎn yòngde xiǎo shù gānhuà

    • The silkworm makes a cocoon on the mountain.

    • Arrange these straw bundles neatly so the silkworms can start spinning their cocoons.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.

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