崭 Strokes Write it Listen 崭 zhǎn new, bold; steep, high HSK 7–9 11 strokes Radical 山 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from山meaningshānmountain, hill, peak斩soundzhǎnto chop, to cut, to sever; to behead How it works山 hints at the meaning (mountain), and 斩 zhǎn hints at the sound.