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Chinese symbol for “hilltop”

山顶
shān dǐng
Traditional: 山頂
hilltop

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hilltop is 山顶 (shān dǐng), defined as: hilltop.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

山 shān
mountain, hill, peak
radical 46 ⼭ · 3 strokes
顶 dǐng
top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
radical 181 ⾴ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 山顶.

WordPinyinMeaning
山区 (山區)shān qūmountain area; 个 (gè)
火山huǒ shānvolcano
山脉 (山脈)shān màimountain range; 条 (tiáo)
山地shān dìmountainous region; hilly area
山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
屋顶 (屋頂)wū dǐngroof
顶级 (頂級)dǐng jítop-notch; first-rate
顶尖 (頂尖)dǐng jiānpeak; apex

See also: Japanese symbol for “hilltop”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.