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扇

Character

扇 shān · shàn

HSK 5Character2 readings

to move a fan or your hand to make cool air

Radical: 户
Strokes: 10
Structure: Surrounds from top-left
Parts: 户羽
Traditional: 扇
Frequency: #2124 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

shānMain reading shànReading 2 · HSK 5

shān

shan1Main readingHSK 5

to move a fan or your hand to make cool air
to hit someone on the face with your open hand

Examples

太热了，我用书扇一扇。
tài rè le, wǒ yòng shū shān yì shān
It's too hot, so I fan myself with a book.
AI-generated sentence
别扇孩子的脸。
bié shān hái zi de liǎn
Don't slap the child in the face.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “扇” as shān

扇动shān dòngto fanWord 扇风shān fēngto fan oneselfWord 扇面琴shān miàn qína yangqinWordUnreviewed 扇尾沙锥shān wěi shā zhuī(bird species of China) common snipeWord 扇风耳朵shān fēng ěr duoprotruding earsWord

shàn

shan4Reading 2HSK 5

fan CC-CEDICT
sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth CC-CEDICT
classifier for doors, windows etc CC-CEDICT

Words that use “扇” as shàn

扇子shàn zia fanWordHSK 5 台扇tái shàntable fanWord 合扇hé shàn(dialect) hingeWord 吊扇diào shàna ceiling fanWord 团扇tuán shàncircular fanWord 塔扇tǎ shàntower fanWord 扇区shàn qūdisk sectorWord 扇叶shàn yèfan bladeWord

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Practice writing 扇

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Same radical 户

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所suǒ 房fáng 居jū 戶hù 户hù 屏píng 扁biǎn 扉fēi 扈hù 戾lì 扆yǐ 扃jiōng