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ㄕㄢ

shān

mountain

山 is a 3 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shān in the first tone.

It is made up of the components (line) and (container).

  • ㄕㄢ

    shān

    mountain

    • ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

      gǔn

      line

    • ㄑㄧㄢ ˇ

      qiǎn

      container

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The peaks of a mountain or The Three Peaks of Lavaredo in Italy.
by EloraK

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 山

Definitions for 山 pronounced as shān

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

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