hill

Components
山 meaning component

  Meaning component

shān

  

mountain

mountain

古 sound component

  Sound component

  

old

Evolution

岵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
岵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
岵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hill; mountain covered with vegetation; the residence of one's father; see also [qǐ]