산

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [산]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	san
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	san
McCune–Reischauer?	san
Yale Romanization?	san

Etymology 1

사삭삮삯산삱삲 삳살삵삶삷삸삹 삺삻삼삽삾삿샀 상샂샃샄샅샆샇
삐 ←	→ 새

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 산 • (san)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅏ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 山

Noun

산 • (san) (hanja 山)

1. mountain; tall hill

Synonyms

• 뫼 (moe, “mountain”)
• 오름 (oreum, “mountain, peak”)
• 오롬 (orom, “mountain, peak”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 酸

Noun

산 • (san) (hanja 酸)

1. (chemistry) acid

Derived terms

• 아미노산 (aminosan, “amino acid”)
• 카복실산 (kaboksilsan, “carboxylic acid”)
• 팔미트산 (palmiteusan, “palmitic acid”)
• 석탄산 (石炭酸, seoktansan, “phenol (caustic compound derived from benzene)”)
• 스테아르산 (seuteareusan, “stearic acid”)