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)

1 characters
  • shān

    mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])

    HSK 1

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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