山

sha̅n = sh + an1

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

山 = 丨 + 凵 : 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.

山 character breakdown

山
- 丨
- 凵

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

凵

kǎn = k + an3

receptacle

Mnemonic symbol: receptacle as in wall plug.

Karl Marx (k) wants to recharge his phone in the anthill's living room (an3), but he can't find a receptacle (凵).

Characters with 山 as component

岩

嵒

yán = y + an2

variant of 巖|岩[yan2]

岩 = 山 + 石 : Maud Younger finds the anthill's kitchen blocked by a cliff. With a fork, she forks up the cliff rock by rock and frees the entrance.

峡

峽

xiá = xi + a2

gorge

峡 = 夹 + 山 : Marie Curie (xi) is gorging (峡) on sandwiches (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). She opens her mouth as wide as a gorge (峡) and puts the sandwiches in her mouth using a big fork (山).

专

耑

zhua̅n = zhu + an1

variant of 專|专[zhuan1]

岛

島

dǎo = d + ao3

island / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]

岛 = 乌 + 山 : Don Quixote (d) is trapped on a remote island (岛) inside of the aortas (ao3). The only animal on the island is a black crow (乌), and Don Quixote is chasing it with a fork (山) round and round the island, trying to catch it.

屿

嶼

yǔ = yu + Ø3

islet

屿 = 与 + 山 : The sleepy black horse (与) wants to nap, but he is frequently bothered by Yu the Great (yu) who wants to ride him through the space station (Ø3). Finally he retreats onto a small islet (屿) and keeps a fork (山) at his side to keep Yu the Great at bay.

岂

豈

kǎi = k + ai3

old variant of 愷|恺[kai3] / old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]

岂

豈

qǐ = qi + Ø3

how? (emphatic question)

岂 = 山 + 己 : Instead of doing experiments the Queen of Hearts (qi) is idly playing with a fork (山) and a butcher's hook (己) in the space station (Ø3). The people at ground control keep asking the same question: how can this be (岂有此理)?

岭

嶺

lǐng = li + (e)ng3

mountain range / mountain ridge

峰

fe̅ng = f + (e)ng1

(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels

峰 = 夆 + 山 : A new high and tapered peak (峰) has formed in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Frankenstein (f) doesn't like that, so he butts (夆) the mountain using a fork (山).

端

耑

dua̅n = du + an1

old variant of 端[duan1] / start / origin

端 = 立 + 耑 : Doggy Dog (du) is carrying (端) a vase (立) in front of the anthill (an1) and wants to put it right on the race track's starting line (耑). It's just in case he has to use the washroom right before the race.

耑 = 山 + 而 : Mnemonic symbol: the starting line of a race track.

Doggy Dog is waiting for the big race to begin in front if the anthill. There's a gate at the starting line which consists of a fork and a comb. When the race starts, the gate will fling open.

崖

yá = y + a2

precipice / cliff / Taiwan pr. [yai2]

崖 = 厓 + 山 : Maud Younger (y) has been eating chocolate bars (厓) with a fork (山) in the ashram's kitchen (a2) for hours now. She throws the packaging just over her shoulder, where already a precipitous (崖) cliff (崖) has formed from all the plastic.

崔

cui̅ = cu + ei1

high mountain / precipitous

崔 = 山 + 隹 : Kitty Cat (cu) is hunting the sparrow (隹) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) with a fork (山), but the sparrow feels to the top of a high, precipitous, snow-covered mountain (崔).

崔

cui̅ = cu + ei1

surname Cui

崎

qí = qi + Ø2

mountainous

岐

qí = qi + Ø2

variant of 歧[qi2]

Words with 山

上

shàng

山

sha̅n

to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise

下

xià

山

sha̅n

to go down a hill / (of the sun or moon) to set

衡

héng

山

sha̅n

Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan

三

sa̅n

山

sha̅n

区

區

qu̅

Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui

上

shàng

刀

da̅o

山

sha̅n

，

下

xià

油

yóu

锅

鍋

guo̅

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations

一

yi̅

山

sha̅n

不

bù

容

róng

二

èr

虎

hǔ

lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

上

shàng

刀

da̅o

山

sha̅n

，

下

xià

火

huǒ

海

hǎi

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)

上

shàng

山

sha̅n

下

xià

乡

鄉

xia̅ng

to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers) / forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals

一

yi̅

览

覽

lǎn

众

眾

zhòng

山

sha̅n

小

xiǎo

(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]) / (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place

三

sa̅n

山

sha̅n

Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui