山 (shān): meaning in a Chinese name
山 (shān) means mountain. In Chinese names it is a Earth-element character with 3 strokes.
mountain
steadfast
In five-element thinking, Earth carries steadiness, trust, grounding. A name built on 山 leans on that energy. More Earth element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.
The radical
the mountain radical (山): the mountain, which suggests endurance, loftiness, and unshakable calm.
山 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 3 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
山有榛
《诗经·邶风·简兮》
山 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.
More Earth characters
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