文

shān
苫

common
noun

Meaning of 苫

苫 means straw mat; mat made of stalks or grass; a Chinese surname. Pronounced shān.

  • straw mat; mat made of stalks or grass
  • a Chinese surname

Character Info

Radical艹
Strokes8
Components
艹
占

Stroke Order

苫

Definitions & Examples

Nóng农
mín民
cháng常
yòng用
cǎo草
shān苫
zi子
lái来
fù覆
gài盖
liáng粮
shi食
 。

Farmers often use straw mats to cover grain.

Wū屋
dǐng顶
pū铺
le了
yī一
céng层
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
mài麦
jié秸
shān苫
 。

A thick layer of straw thatch is laid on the roof.

Xià下
yǔ雨
le了
 ，
kuài快
bǎ把
cǎo草
shān苫
zi子
ná拿
qù去
gài盖
shàng上
 。

It's raining, go get the straw mat and cover it up quickly.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shǒu手
gōng工
biān编
zhī织
de的
shān苫
zi子
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
 。

This hand-woven straw mat is very durable.

Tā他
bào抱
le了
yī一
kǔn捆
cǎo草
shān苫
huí回
le了
jiā家
 。

He carried a bundle of straw mats back home.

Measure Words

块/ kuài
Primary
领/ lǐng