mountain

shān (shan1)

Radical no. 46 · 3 strokes (46 部首 · 3 46 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼭ (shān) — meaning: mountain, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The mountain radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone and seal script, depicting three peaks of a mountain standing in a row.

Mnemonic: Three vertical strokes side by side resemble three mountain peaks standing tall.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

93 characters
  • shèng

    used in 嵊泗[Sheng4 si4] (the name of a place in Zhejiang)

    13 strokes

  • Mt Tu in Zhejiang

    13 strokes

  • wěng

    of mountainous appearance

    13 strokes

  • sōng

    (literary) (of mountains) lofty

    13 strokes

  • ridge

    13 strokes

  • áo

    hill strewn with stones

    13 strokes

  • liáo

    (literary) vast and empty

    14 strokes

  • 𡶴chǎn

    winding mountain path

    14 strokes

  • zhàng

    cliff

    14 strokes

  • used in 崎嶇|崎岖[qi2 qu1]

    14 strokes

  • dǎo

    variant of 島|岛[dao3], island

    14 strokes

  • dǎo

    variant of 島|岛[dao3], island

    14 strokes

  • duò

    mountain peak

    14 strokes

  • 𫶕yíng

    used in 岭巆|岭𫶕[ling2 ying2]

    14 strokes

  • jiù

    (name of a mountain ridge)

    15 strokes

  • céng

    lofty

    15 strokes

  • name of a mountain

    15 strokes

  • yān

    old variant of 崦[yan1]

    15 strokes

  • láo

    name of a mountain in Shandong

    15 strokes

  • lín

    ranges of hills

    15 strokes

  • dèng

    path leading up a mountain

    15 strokes

  • zūn

    (literary) (of terrain) steep; precipitous

    15 strokes

  • jiào

    highest peak

    15 strokes

  • guì

    precipitous

    15 strokes

  • yáo

    high

    15 strokes

  • old variant of 巂[xi1]

    15 strokes

  • ào

    plain in the middle of the mountains

    15 strokes

  • name of hills in Shandong

    16 strokes

  • xué

    big rocky mountain

    16 strokes

  • variant of 嶪[ye4]

    16 strokes

  • è

    elevated

    16 strokes

  • xiǎn

    precipitous

    16 strokes

  • xiè

    mountain valley

    16 strokes

  • 屿

    islet

    16 strokes

  • 𪩘yǎn

    peak of mountain

    16 strokes

  • lǐng

    mountain range

    17 strokes

  • name of a mountain in Hunan

    17 strokes

  • guī

    cuckoo

    18 strokes

  • diān

    summit

    19 strokes

  • mountain-gorge

    20 strokes

  • chán

    (literary) steep; rugged; jagged; precipitous

    20 strokes

  • wēi

    lofty

    20 strokes

  • 岿kuī

    high and mighty (of mountain)

    21 strokes

  • luán

    mountain ranges

    22 strokes

  • diān

    same as 巔|巅[dian1]

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.