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山 3 strokes

山 shān — mountain

3 strokes · radical 山 · HSK 1

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A way to remember it

Three peaks with the tallest in the middle. Four thousand years later it is still three peaks.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

Three peaks with the tallest in the middle.

Words it turns up in

山水火山

Lists it belongs to

一二三人 Your first 20 characters 20 characters 茶水叶杯 Tea characters 15 characters 日月山水 Characters that are still pictures 24 characters 一二七八 HSK 1 core characters 86 characters

Characters near this one

七 qī 九 jiǔ 了 le 二 èr 人 rén 儿 ér 入 rù 八 bā

Quick check — what does 山 mean?

Reading that mentions 山

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