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山
ㄕㄢ · shān
noun — a mountain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
山形three peaks rising from one base line — the mountain drawn
Three peaks off one base line — the mountain drawn whole. Wherever a character needs high ground, it stands inside: 島 an island, 岩 the rock.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
三個尖（山）排成一排，最高的在中間。
Three peaks (山) in a row, the tallest in the middle.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)山— the mountain常用
→火山、山頂— volcano; summit — the compounds stay literal
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension