shàn

common
noun

Meaning of

鳝 means finless eel; Asian swamp eel; rice-field eel (Monopterus albus). Pronounced shàn.

  • finless eel; Asian swamp eel; rice-field eel (Monopterus albus)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes20
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ma
jīn
tiān
mǎi
le
sān
tiáo
huáng
shàn
huí
lái
zuò
cài
 

Mom bought three yellow eels to cook today.

Zhè
dào
xiǎng
yóu
shàn
shì
zhè
de
zhāo
pái
cài
 

This sizzling shredded eel is the signature dish here.

shēng
de
huáng
shàn
yuè
lái
yuè
shǎo
le
 

Wild yellow eels are becoming increasingly scarce.

shàn
cháng
zuò
hóng
shāo
shàn
duàn
 

He is good at making braised eel sections.

Shì
chǎng
shàng
mài
de
shàn
duō
shì
yǎng
zhí
de
 

Most eels sold in the market are farmed.

Relations

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ wěi