扇
fan; slap; same as 煽
Meanings
3 senses · 12 examplesverb
fan (air); wave to move air
Used for cooling or stirring air for stoves, fires, etc.
He used a fan to fan the coal stove to start a fire.
Summer has arrived, everyone is using fans to cool down.
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Please help me fan the candle to put it out.
He stood by the window fanning the air to cool the room.
Mom used a cattail fan to fan her sleeping baby.
verb
slap with palm; strike on face
informalInformal, often used to describe physical punishment or anger-driven hitting
Dad angrily slapped him across the face.
That naughty child was slapped on the palm by the teacher.
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He was slapped for saying the wrong thing.
Do not slap others across the face casually, it is very impolite.
The angry husband slapped his cheating wife across the face.
verb
same as 煽; incite; instigate
formalStandard simplified form of 煽, now mostly replaced by 煽 in modern usage
His behavior of inciting the masses to cause trouble violated the law.
This rumor incited public dissatisfaction.