shān

common
verb

Meaning of

煽 means to fan (a fire or air); to incite; to instigate; to abet. Pronounced shān.

  • to fan (a fire or air)
  • to incite; to instigate; to abet

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

le
shàn
zi
shǐ使
jìn
shān
huǒ
 

He took a large fan and fanned the fire vigorously.

guǒ
zhí
shān
 
huǒ
hěn
kuài
jiù
miè
le
 

If you don't keep fanning it, the fire will go out very quickly.

Fēng
cóng
chuāng
hu
chuī
jìn
lái
 
shān
de
zi
de
huǒ
xīng
luàn
fēi
 

The wind blew in through the window, fanning the sparks in the stove into a chaotic dance.

Bié
shān
le
 
yān
tài
qiàng
rén
le
 

Stop fanning, the smoke is too choking.

Zhè
zhǒng
lǎo
shì
de
méi
yóu
dēng
yào
yòng
zuǐ
qīng
qīng
shān
xià
cái
néng
liàng
 

This old-fashioned kerosene lamp needs to be gently fanned with the mouth to light up.