Meaning
to fan; (a measure word for doors; windows; etc.)
Chinese: 扇子；也作门窗等的量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shan” becomes a different word in each tone. 扇 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 扇子shàn zifan
- 扇动shān dòngto fan; to flap; to incite; to instigate (a strike etc)
- 合扇hé shàn(dialect) hinge
- 门扇mén shàndoor; the opening panel of a door
- 走扇zǒu shànnot closing properly (of door, window etc)
Example Sentence
天热了，他拿起扇子扇风。Tiān rè le, tā ná qǐ shàn zi shān fēng.It got hot, so he picked up a fan to fan himself.
天Tiānday热rèto warm up了le(completed action)，他tāhe拿起ná qǐto pick up扇子shàn zifan扇风shān fēngto fan oneself。