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1
shān
山
mountain
山
mountain
Composition
Components
山
mountain
山
mountain
Sounds
sh-
Shrek
sh-
Shrek
-an
pawn shop
-an
pawn shop
1
outside the entrance
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
shan1
•
shān
Meaning
Primary
mountain
Mnemonic
[sh-] Shrek
is in
[1] front
of the
[-an] pawn shop
, where he is building a
山 mountain
of mud. Why? To protest the pawn shop not letting him in (because he was muddy). Talk about making a
山 mountain
out of a molehill...
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to exit
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Same Pronunciation
shān
衫
shirt
shān
删
delete
shān
煽
to fan a fire
shān
杉
fir
shān
珊
coral
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Found In Words
shānkǒu
山口
mountain pass
shàngshān
上山
to climb a mountain
páshān
爬山
to hike
shānjiǎo
山脚
foot of the mountain
shānyáng
山羊
goat
dēngshān
登山
mountain climbing
shānyāo
山腰
mountainside
yùshān
玉山
Jade Mountain
shānqū
山区
mountain region
shāngōu
山沟
gully
shāndòng
山洞
mountain cave
shānfēng
山峰
mountain peak
shāngǔ
山谷
mountain valley
shānpō
山坡
hillside
shāngǎng
山岗
hill
shāndǐng
山顶
mountaintop
shānlǐng
山岭
mountain range
shānzhài
山寨
knockoff
xiàshān
下山
to descend a mountain
shānbēng
山崩
landslide
shānqiū
山丘
hill
shānyá
山崖
cliff
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