Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 雪山
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
snow; CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc); surname Xue
山shānmountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on; surname Shan
山区shānqūmountain area; CL:個|个[ge4]
雪糕xuěgāoice cream bar; ice cream popsicle
滑雪huáxuěto ski; skiing
人山人海rénshān-rénhǎi(idiom) multitude; vast crowd