shàn

姗

Character · VerbTraditional姍

mock, ridicule (archaic)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to ridicule; to mock; to sneer at

archaic

Archaic usage, interchangeable with 讪 (shàn). Rarely used in modern Chinese except in classical texts or specific set phrases.

Gǔ古
shū书
zǎi载
 ：
 “
Shàn姗
xiào笑
dāng当
shì世
zhī之
shì士
 。
 ”

Ancient texts record: 'Mocking the scholars of the time.'

Qí其
yán言
zú足
yǐ以
shàn姗
rén人
 。

His words are sufficient to ridicule others.