Definitions
(noun)
mountain; hill
Etymology
Pictograph of a mountain.
About
The character 山 is etymologically a pictograph representing a mountain range with three peaks, and its structure remains a standalone form without compositional components in both traditional and simplified systems. As a radical, it contributes to the formation of other characters related to terrain or elevation. The meaning of 山 has consistently denoted a mountain, and over time its application expanded to include terms for mountainous regions or landscape features within compound words.
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山上有许多树。
我们去爬山吧。
这座山很高。
我喜欢山里的空气。
山的另一边是城市。
每年夏天我们都去山上度假。
由于地形复杂，攀登这座山非常困难。
科学家们正在研究这座山的形成原因。