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How to write 山 (shān)

山 (shān) means "fortified hill village". It has 3 strokes and the radical 山.

Write the 3 strokes in order in the grid below. Each stroke is checked as you go.

Words

山寨

shan1 zhai4

fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); fig. outside government supervision; evading tax or copyright law; knockoff (goods); imitation; parody

爬山

pa2 shan1

to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering

山奈

shan1 nai4

Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga); cyanide (loanword); same as 氰化

出山

chu1 shan1

to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position

shan1

mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable

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This character has few strokes. Focus on proportion and balance between the strokes.