shān

common
literary

Meaning of

芟 means to cut grass; to mow; to weed; to eliminate; to remove; to delete; to exterminate. Pronounced shān.

  • to cut grass; to mow; to weed
  • to eliminate; to remove; to delete; to exterminate

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Nóng
shān
cǎo
tián
jiān
 

The farmer was weeding in the fields.

Shān
cǎo
 
zhuāng
jia
shēng
zhǎng
 

Clear away the weeds to help the crops grow.