山
shān
Earth element 土
mountain
steadfast
Element
Earth 土
Radical
山
Strokes
3
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Earth carries steadiness, trust, grounding. A name built on 山 leans on that energy.
The radical
the mountain radical (山): the mountain, 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, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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