dǎn

common
verb

Meaning of

掸 means to dust; to flick off dirt. Pronounced dǎn.

  • to dust; to flick off dirt

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

yòng
máo
dǎn
zi
dǎn
diào
le
shū
jià
shàng
de
huī
chén
 

He used a feather duster to dust off the bookshelf.

Qǐng
bāng
dǎn
diào
fu
shàng
de
miàn
bāo
xiè
 

Please help me flick the bread crumbs off my clothes.

ma
měi
tiān
dōu
huì
dǎn
sǎo
tīng
de
tiān
huā
bǎn
 

Mom will dust the living room ceiling every day.

qīng
qīng
dǎn
le
dǎn
jiān
shàng
de
xuě
 

He gently brushed the snow off his shoulder.

yuán
yòng
dǎn
jìng
le
cān
zhuō
shàng
de
yóu
 

The waiter wiped the oil stains off the dining table with a rag.