山海关

Traditional form:

山海關

Pinyin (reading):

Shānhǎiguān

Definitions:

• Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
• Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

Characters:

• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 关 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation

Traditional characters:

• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 關 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation