山

sha̅n = sh + an1

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

山 = 丨 + 凵 : Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.

山 character breakdown

山
- 丨
- 凵

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

凵

kǎn = k + an3

receptacle

Mnemonic symbol: receptacle as in wall plug.

Karl Marx (k) wants to recharge his phone in the anthill's living room (an3), but he can't find a receptacle (凵).

Characters with 山 as component

岸

àn = Ø + an4

bank; shore; beach; coast / CL:個|个[ge4]

岸 = 山 + 厂 + 干 : Albert Einstein (Ø) opened a popup store in the anthill's bathroom (an4). First, he heaped up a sandy beach (岸) and then set up dried fruits (干) moving into a chocolate factory (厂) on a conveyor belt. Now he's selling the chocolate covered dried fruits on forks (山).

岸

㟁

àn = Ø + an4

variant of 岸[an4]

嵌

kǎn = k + an3

see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]

嵌

qiàn = qi + an4

to inlay / to embed / Taiwan pr. [qian1]

嵌 = 山 + 甘 + 欠 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) still has the cow's (甘) IOU note (欠). Because the cow cannot pay its dept the Queen uses a fork (山) to inlay (嵌) the cow into her new throne in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

缶

fǒu = f + ou3

pottery

缶 = 午 + 山 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is showing off his art skills right in the middle of the outhouse (ou3). He prepared some pottery (缶) to look at, but that's not all: when the bell tolls at noon, he takes a fork (山) and eats his pottery for lunch (午) as the central element of his art performance.

密

mì = mi + Ø4

secret / confidential / close / thick / dense

密 = 宀 + 必 + 山 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) is secretly (密) making out with her secretary (密) Khubilai Khan (必). Because it has to be a secret (密), they meet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and hide under a huge graduation cap (宀). Just to be sure Khubilai Khan has two forks (山) in his hands to attack anyone who might enter and see them.

峻

jùn = ju + (e)n4

(of mountains) high / harsh or severe

峻 = 山 + 夋 : Zeus (ju) is practicing his sick wuxia skills (夋) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). He set up a giant high (峻) fork (山) in the middle of the room and is flying fleet-footedly (夋) from one tip of the fork to the next. If he fell down from one of the high tips the consequences would be very severe (峻).

幽

yo̅u = y + ou1

remote / hidden away / secluded / serene / peaceful / to imprison / in superstition indicates the underworld / ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

幽 = 𢆶 + 山 : Maud Younger (y) is preparing for bad times in front of the outhouse (ou1). With a fork (山) she hides two aces (𢆶) in secluded and remote (幽) spaces: she lifts the glass pyramid with the fork and shoves one card under it, and the other one she puts right on top of the glass pyramid.

峰

峯

fe̅ng = f + (e)ng1

old variant of 峰[feng1]

峰 = 夆 + 山 : A new high and tapered peak (峰) has formed in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Frankenstein (f) doesn't like that, so he butts (夆) the mountain using a fork (山).