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CHINESE CHARACTER

shǎn

闪

闪

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wink

Numbered pinyin
shan3
English meanings
sprain, get out of the way, wink, shine, leave behind, have mishap, twist, sparkle, dodge, flash

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from above structure

Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 门; inside 人.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿵门人

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shǎndiàn闪电。

    Lightning.

  2. 02

    yī一shǎn闪yī一shǎn闪。

    Twinkling.

  3. 03

    shǎn闪kāi开。

    Dodge.

  4. 04

    guāng光shǎn闪le了yī一xià下。

    The light flashed.

  5. 05

    shǎn闪liàng亮。

    Shining.

  6. 06

    duǒ躲shǎn闪。

    Dodge.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 闪烁
  • 闪电