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)

68 characters
  • jiào

    highest peak

    9 strokes

  • zhēng

    used in 崢嶸|峥嵘[zheng1 rong2]

    9 strokes

  • luán

    mountain ranges

    9 strokes

  • jiāo

    (used in place names)

    9 strokes

  • 𡶴chǎn

    winding mountain path

    9 strokes

  • huá

    flowery

    10 strokes

  • é

    variant of 峨[e2]

    10 strokes

  • fēng

    variant of 峰[feng1]

    10 strokes

  • valley

    10 strokes

  • qiào

    high and steep

    10 strokes

  • náo

    name of a mountain

    10 strokes

  • name of a mountain

    10 strokes

  • jùn

    (of mountains) high

    10 strokes

  • 峿

    name of a mountain

    10 strokes

  • làng

    used in place names

    10 strokes

  • kǎn

    see 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]

    10 strokes

  • láo

    name of a mountain in Shandong

    10 strokes

  • lái

    name of a mountain in Sichuan

    10 strokes

  • xiǎn

    precipitous

    10 strokes

  • 𪨶Shē

    old variant of 畲[She1]

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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