shàn

common
noun

Meaning of 蒲扇

蒲扇 means fan made from leaves of cattail or Chinese palm. Pronounced pú shàn.

  • fan made from leaves of cattail or Chinese palm

Definitions & Examples

Nǎi
nai
zhe
shàn
 
zài
shù
xià
chéng
liáng
 

Grandmother held a large cattail leaf fan, enjoying the cool under the tree.

Zhè
shàn
suī
rán
jiù
le
 
dàn
shān
lái
fēng
hěn
 

Though this palm-leaf fan is old, it generates a strong breeze.

Xiǎo
shí
hou
 
wài
cháng
yòng
shàn
gěi
shān
fēng
gǎn
wén
zi
 

When I was little, my grandmother often used a cattail fan to cool me and shoo away mosquitoes.

Shǒu
gōng
zhì
zuò
de
shàn
shì
dāng
de
gōng
pǐn
 

Handmade palm-leaf fans are a local specialty craft.

Relations

Measure Words

/
Primary