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Translation

shān = sh + an1: mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.

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山 character breakdown

Component Translations
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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kǎn = k + an3
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Characters with 山 as component

yán = y + an2
yuè = yu + e4
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yuè = yu + e4
wife's parents and paternal uncles
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Words with 山

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San Francisco, California
Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
Sentences with 山
néng
xiáng
lóng
 
 
shān
dǎo
hǎi

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