shǎn

HSK 7-9
literary
verb

Meaning of

掺 means to hold; to grasp; to grip. Pronounced shǎn. HSK 7-9.

  • to hold; to grasp; to grip

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

wén
zhōng
cháng
miáo
xiě
shì
shǎn
jiàn
ér
de
姿
tài
 

Ancient texts often describe the posture of warriors holding their swords standing.

zài
zhù
shì
zhōng
xiàn
le
shǎn
shǒu
de
 

He found the ancient meaning of shǎn shou in ancient book annotations.

Zhè
huà
zhōng
 
lǎo
zhě
shǎn
zhàng
huǎn
ér
xíng
 

In this ancient painting, the old man holds a cane and walks slowly.

Hàn
dài
wén
xiàn
zhōng
zǎi
le
shǎn
shǒu
xíng
de
shì
 

Han dynasty documents record the ritual of holding hands to salute.

Xiàn
zài
méi
yǒu
rén
shǐ使
yòng
shǎn
zhè
ge
biǎo
shì
chí
de
si
le
 

Almost no one uses the character shǎn to mean hold anymore nowadays.

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