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山 (shān): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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1. Animated Stroke Order 山

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How to write 山 — animated stroke order

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2. Stroke Order Diagrams 山

山 stroke order diagram

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4. HSK Vocabulary: 山

HSK words that contain this character.

pá shān

爬山

to climb hills/mountains

5. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 山 is used in context

wǒ我

men们

zhōu周

mò末

qù去

dēng登

shān山

Information

Traditional山

Radical山

Strokes3

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#461

Zhuyinㄕㄢ

UnicodeU+5C71

CangjieU

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duàn锻

liàn炼

shēn身

tǐ体

。

We go mountain climbing on weekends to exercise.

huǒ火

shān山

pēn喷

fā发

shí时

jǐng景

xiàng象

fēi非

cháng常

zhuàng壮

guān观

。

The volcanic eruption presents a spectacular sight.

zhè这

zuò座

shān山

mài脉

héng横

kuà跨

sān三

gè个

guó国

jiā家

。

This mountain range spans three countries.

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Nà那

zuò座

shān山

hěn很

gāo高

。

That mountain is very high.

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guān关 hǎi海 hé河 hái还 huàn换 huì会 huò或 jī鸡 jí极 jí急 jì记 jì季

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Characters at HSK (3.0) Level 3

guān关 hǎi海 hé河 hái还 huàn换 huì会 huò或 jī鸡 jí极 jí急 jì记 jì季

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Characters with pronunciation "shan"

shān杉 shān珊 shān栅 shàn擅 shān衫 shàn赡 shǎn陕 shǎn闪 shān删 shàn扇 shàn善 shān煽

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Characters with radical "山"

lan岚 cuī崔 dǎo岛 yǔ屿 é峨 luán峦 wēi巍 lǐng岭 qū岖 bēng崩 qí崎 gǎng岗

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