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  *山* | 山* | *山
mountain; hill (CL:) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
HSK 1
hillside
HSK 6
mountain area / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
valley / ravine
HSK 6
(mountain) peak
HSK 6
goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *山* | 山* | *山
surname Shan
topography of a mountain / features of a mountain
hilltop
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) striped prinia (Prinia striata)
rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
mountain ridge
HSK 7-9
camellia
mountains and rivers / landscape
HSK 7-9
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom)
fortified hill village / mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) / (fig.) knockoff (goods) / counterfeit / imitation
HSK 7-9
mountain road
HSK 7-9
the place halfway up a mountain
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) / fig. enchanting scenery
folk song / mountain song
Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida)
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love / to swear by all the Gods
mountain accident
mountainous region / hilly area / hilly country
cliff
Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name) / Yamaguchi prefecture in the southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州
mountain pass
deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
mountain range / CL: 條|条
mound / small hill
HSK 7-9
mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line / nowhere to go
Dioscorea polystachya / yam
mountain top
mountain range / unbroken chain of peaks
exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations
hill
Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan 太原市 (abbr. to 晉|晋)
landscape painting
Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
wooded mountain; mountain forest
mountain hike
lit. if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom) / fig. there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles
mountain god
see 山丹
mountain bike
sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)
Shanhaiguan, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市, Hebei
(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples / Taiwanese aborigine / abbr. for 山地同胞
Shanxi University
(idiom) long and arduous journey
Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛, Shaanxi
Yamazaki or Yamasaki (Japanese surname)
landslide / landslip
Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
mountain bike
(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better / in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
Yamamoto (Japanese surname)
lit. if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it (idiom) / fig. there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles
coral lily (Lilium pumilum)
knockoff cell phone; counterfeit phone
Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州
wasabi
lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis)
mountain village
raspberry
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) / fig. enchanting scenery
foot of a hill or mountain / (physiognomy) root of the nose (between the eyes)
Sansui, Japanese company
water from a mountain / mountains and rivers / scenery / landscape
lynx / bobcat / leopard cat
mountain spur
camellia
Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市, Shandong
Shancheng, a district of Hebi City 鶴壁市|鹤壁市, Henan
Shandong Province, capital Jinan 濟南市|济南市 (abbr. to 魯|鲁)
santonin (loanword)
pheasant
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) / (dialect) pheasant
mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) / legendary mountain spirit
hickory
rock garden / rockery
Kaempferia galanga, one of four plants known as galangal
foot of a mountain
the countryside / wilderness areas
manor house / villa / (used in hotel names)
shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry
foothills
(bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)
brigand
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom) / (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 or 大王)
Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia)
(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples / Taiwanese aborigine

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