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shān

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shān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shān | shan1
English translation
garment
jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
shirt, robe, jacket, gown

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About shān

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

clothes

Etymology of shān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

衤彡

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shān represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shān

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神仙 shénxiān Jiào de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng le jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang de cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

de 胳膊 gēbo Cóng 衬衫 chènshān de 袖子 xiù zi Zhōng le 出来 chū lái .

His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve.

zhè jiàn 衬衫 chènshān shì 便宜货 pián yi huò ,大减价 shí zhǐ mài 十五 shí wǔ 英镑 Yīng bàng .

This shirt was a bargain — only £15 in a sale.

de 衬衫 chènshān 穿 chuān le .

His shirt was frayed.

hǎo , 已经 yǐjīng 决定 juédìng mǎi 这件夹克衫 le . 多少 duōshǎo Qián ?

OK, I have decided on buying the jacket. How much is it?

Words with shān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
衬衫 chènshān shirt襯衫
shān garment shān
运动衫 yùn dòng shān sports shirt運動衫
衣衫 yī shān clothing衣衫 yī shān
恤衫 xù shān shirt (loanword)恤衫 xù shān
汗衫 hàn shān vest汗衫 hàn shān
长衫 cháng shān long gown長衫
套衫 tào shān a pullover套衫 tào shān
罩衫 zhào shān smock罩衫 zhào shān
吊带衫 diào dài shān halter top吊帶衫
体恤衫 tǐ xù shān T-shirt體恤衫
茄克衫 jiā kè shān jacket茄克衫 jiā kè shān

shān Decomposition & Compounds

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shān Decomposition

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