山

山 shān

“mountain”

Radical: 山 Strokes: 3 Level: HSK 3

How 山 is built — wrapping from below

凵
component
丨
number one
number one; line

The story behind 山

Three mountain peaks (山).

💡 上山 (shàng shān) = to go up the mountain. 山海关 is where the Great Wall meets the sea.

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