shān

surname Shan

Watch it being written

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 山区shānqūmountain areaB5
  • 人山人海rénshān-rénhǎi(idiom) multitudeB6
  • 山顶shāndǐnghilltopB6
  • 山峰shānfēng(mountain) peakB6
  • 山坡shānpōhillsideB6
  • 冰山一角bīngshān-yìjiǎotip of the icebergB7
  • 火山huǒshānvolcanoB7

See it in sentences

我们在山上看见了很多花。

We saw many flowers on the mountain.

春天来了,山上都是花。

Spring is here and the mountain is covered with flowers.