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Mythic Mandarin

山海经 (Shān hǎi Jīng): meaning and stroke order

山海经 (Shān hǎi Jīng) means Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC.

山海经

Simplified
山海经
Traditional
山海經
Pinyin
Shān hǎi Jīng

Stroke order of 山海经

山

  • Shān surname Shan
  • shān mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
  • 3 strokes

Stroke by stroke

海

  • Hǎi surname Hai
  • hǎi ocean; sea
  • 10 strokes

Stroke by stroke

经

  • Jīng surname Jing
  • jīng classics; sacred book
  • 8 strokes
  • Traditional form: 經

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 山海经

  1. Shān hǎi Jīng Traditional 山海經
    • Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

Radicals of the characters

山
Radical 山 (Kangxi radical 46) · 3 strokes · built from 凵 and 丨
海
Radical 水 (Kangxi radical 85) · 10 strokes · 氵 on the left, 每 on the right
经
Radical 纟 (Kangxi radical 120) in its simplified form · 8 strokes · 纟 on the left, 𢀖 on the right

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

山海经 in our stories

Preview version — Chinese review in progress.

  • 中国有一本很古老的书，叫“山海经”，里面记着各种奇怪的山、海和神兽。

    Zhōngguó yǒu yì běn hěn gǔlǎo de shū jiào Shānhǎijīng lǐmiàn jì zhe gèzhǒng qíguài de shān hǎi hé shénshòu

    There is a very ancient Chinese book called the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which records all kinds of strange mountains, seas and mythical beasts.

    From the story Jingwei fills the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8

Stories using 山海经

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).