shàn

HSK 5
common
noun
measure_word

Meaning of

扇 means fan (cooling tool); flat/plate-shaped object. Pronounced shàn. HSK 5.

  • fan (cooling tool)
  • flat/plate-shaped object
  • measure word for doors, windows, mills, etc.

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xià
tiān
huan
yòng
zhǐ
zhì
shàn
zi
chéng
liáng
 

I like to use paper fans to cool down in summer.

Fáng
jiān
de
diàn
shàn
huài
le
 
méi
chéng
liáng
 

The electric fan in the room broke, so we couldn't cool down.

ye
shǒu
zǒng
zhe
shàn
 

Grandpa always holds a cattail fan in his hand.

kāi
zhé
shàn
chū
le
miàn
de
huà
 

She opened the folding fan to reveal the painting inside.

dài
wén
rén
jīng
cháng
zài
shàn
zi
shàng
shī
zuò
huà
 

Ancient scholars often wrote poems and painted on fans.