shān = sh + an1
to fan / to slap sb on the face
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shàn = sh + an4
fan / sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth / classifier for doors, windows etc
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How to pronounce 扇

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

扇 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= hu + Ø4
a household / door / family
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= yu + Ø3
feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale
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= hu + Ø4
variant of 戶|户[hu4]
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Characters with 扇 as component

shān = sh + an1
to fan into a flame / to incite
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shān = sh + an1
variant of 扇[shan1]
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shān = sh + an1
old variant of 煽[shan1]
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Words with 扇

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to flutter / to flap
The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4]
(bird species of China) zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)

Sentences with 扇

扇 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shān / shàn

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