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Definition
- mountain
- hill
- meaning component (stone, tall thing, mountain, hill, valley, rock)
- radical (Kang Xi 46)
- peak
- massif
- anything that resembles a mountain
山 is also a meaning component
Learn more about 山 as a component in other characters: 山 the meaning component
Compounds (165)
to go out; to come out; out; to leave; to arrive; to exceed; to go beyond; issue; to put up; to give; to send out; to stand; to produce; to turn out; to grow
peak; hump; summit; high and tapered peak or summit (of a mountain); mountain-like in appearance; highest level; classifier (for camels); measure word (only for camels)
tiny; miniature; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces
to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence
descendant; elder brother; used in place names (notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙); (also used for transliteration); a style of Chinese poetry
fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)
Related words (263)
fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) outside government supervision; evading tax or copyright law; knockoff (goods); imitation; parody
to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position
hill cemetery; graveyard; grave; grave mound; low wall at the back of a traditional tomb
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers); forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands); vast swathe of territory
(lit.) order like a mountain; a military order is inviolable; strict discipline
collisional orogeny; mountain building as a result of continents colliding
(lit.) to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels; to drive to revolt; to force sb to desperate action
mountain resort; Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
(bird species of China) rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)
(bird species of China) chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
(bird species of China) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)
(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
Idioms (50)
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods
mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line; nowhere to go
(lit.) the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined; a great sage has died (idiom)
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
(lit.) the mountains are high and the torrents swift; to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey; a long and difficult road
(lit.) to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
to pile up like a mountain (idiom); a mountain of (paperwork etc); a large number of sth
to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain; good at climbing mountains
(lit.) to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
the old man moves mountains (idiom); (fig.) where there's a will, there's a way
to talk idly about important matters (idiom); to set the world to rights; to pass judgment on everything
(lit.) to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering; (fig.) gigantic; of spectacular significance
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end; (fig.) time of decline; the end of an era; Sic transit gloria mundi
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods
(lit.) covering the mountains and the plains (idiom); (fig.) as far as the eye can see; covering everything; omnipresent
to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods
(lit.) barren hills and wild rivers (idiom); (fig.) inhospitable natural environment
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy away from his territory
mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas; ars longa, vita brevis
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight; watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book
(lit.) to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
(lit.) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); (fig.) Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
(lit.) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); (fig.) Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
(lit.) the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
(lit.) the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside; to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
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