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Chinese Symbol for Mountain

山
shān

mountain

3 strokes

Meaning

A mountain. 山 is one of the first characters children learn.

Where the character comes from

A picture of three peaks.

Stroke order

Stroke order data: Make Me a Hanzi / hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License)

Words with 山

爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain
山水 shānshuǐ landscape
火山 huǒshān volcano

Using 山 in a tattoo or design

Simple and calm; the same in simplified and traditional Chinese.

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