Chinese symbol for “mountain”
山
shān
mountain; hill (CL:座 (zuò)); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mountain is 山 (shān), defined as: mountain; hill (CL:座 (zuò)); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on.
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
Other Chinese words for “mountain”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 山.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
| 山脉 (山脈) | shān mài | mountain range; 条 (tiáo) |
| 山地 | shān dì | mountainous region; hilly area |
| 山寨 | shān zhài | fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) |
| 山顶 (山頂) | shān dǐng | hilltop |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mountain”.
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.