shǎn
掺
hold; grasp
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to hold; to grasp; to grip
literaryUsed only in classical literary contexts, extremely rare in modern daily speech.
Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
miáo描
xiě写
wǔ武
shì士
shǎn掺
jiàn剑
ér而
lì立
de的
zī姿
tài态
。
Ancient texts often describe the posture of warriors holding their swords standing.
Tā他
zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhù注
shì释
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
shǎn掺
shǒu手
de的
gǔ古
yì义
。
He found the ancient meaning of shǎn shou in ancient book annotations.
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Zhè这
fú幅
gǔ古
huà画
zhōng中
，
lǎo老
zhě者
shǎn掺
zhàng杖
huǎn缓
bù步
ér而
xíng行
。
In this ancient painting, the old man holds a cane and walks slowly.
Hàn汉
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
shǎn掺
shǒu手
xíng行
lǐ礼
de的
yí仪
shì式
。
Han dynasty documents record the ritual of holding hands to salute.
Xiàn现
zài在
jī几
hū乎
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
shǐ使
yòng用
shǎn掺
zhè这
ge个
zì字
biǎo表
shì示
chí持
wò握
de的
yì意
si思
le了
。
Almost no one uses the character shǎn to mean hold anymore nowadays.