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HSK 1 word · noun

shān

mountain

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3 strokes

Example sentence

那座山很大。

Nà zuò shān hěn dà.

That mountain is very big.

More sentences with

我一般周末去爬山。

Wǒ yìbān zhōumò qù páshān.

I usually go hiking on weekends.

Character breakdown

mountain

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mountain

Three mountain peaks.

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What does 山 mean?
山 (shān) means "mountain" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 山 have?
山 has 3 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 山 in?
山 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.