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shàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shàn | shan4
English translation
good (virtuous)
benevolent
well-disposed
good at sth
to improve or perfect
good, virtuous, charitable, kind

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About shàn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

shàn

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To give someone food  Yáng and conversation  kǒu

Etymology of shàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

Yáng ⿱⿱丷一口

Explanation

Composed of two yán (speech) components and Yáng (sheep). In ancient China sheep ( Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why Yáng is a component in characters like Měi (beautiful), xiáng (auspicious), shàn (benevolent), and (justice).

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Example sentences using shàn

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ér zài 高压氧 gāo yā yǎng 治疗 zhìliáo Hòu , shèng 手指 shǒuzhǐ 坏疽 huài jū 改善 gǎishàn .

After hyperbaric oxygen therapy was given , digital gangrene improved.

qián wèi 善于 shànyú yòng jiāo , xiāng shì 主要 zhǔyào de 特点 tèdiǎn .

Qian good taste with pepper, spicy incense is the main character.

改善 gǎishàn 自己 zìjǐ 境况 jìng kuàng de 愿望 yuànwàng rén jiē yǒu zhī .

In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.

假恶 Chǒu yóu chán lǎn tān 引起 yǐnqǐ ,真善美 zhēn shàn měi shì duì chán 懒、贪 de 理性 lǐ xìng 控制 kòngzhì .

Falsehood andare caused by greed, laziness andand beauty are rational control of greed, laziness and desire.

春春 shì 非常 fēicháng 善良 shànliáng de 女孩子 nǚ hái zi , xiàng 天使 tiān shǐ .

Chris is a very kind girl, like an angle.

Words with shàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
改善 gǎishàn to make better改善 gǎishàn
完善 wánshàn excellent完善 wánshàn
慈善 císhàn benevolent慈善 císhàn
shàn benevolent shàn
善良 shànliáng good and honest善良 shànliáng
善于 shànyú to be good at善於
友善 yǒu shàn friendly友善 yǒu shàn
善意 shàn yì goodwill善意 shàn yì
妥善 tuǒshàn proper妥善 tuǒshàn
善事 shàn shì good deeds善事 shàn shì
和善 hé shàn good-natured和善 hé shàn
善待 shàn dài to treat well善待 shàn dài
善后 shàn hòu reparations善後
不善 bù shàn bad不善 bù shàn
慈善家 cí shàn jiā philanthropist慈善家 cí shàn jiā
善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom)善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì
善心 shàn xīn kindness善心 shàn xīn
伪善 wěi shàn hypocritical偽善
善恶 shàn è good and evil善惡
行善 xíng shàn to do good works行善 xíng shàn
善变 shàn biàn fickle善變
尽善尽美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom); perfection盡善盡美
善款 shàn kuǎn contributions善款 shàn kuǎn

shàn Decomposition & Compounds

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shàn Decomposition

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shàn Compounds

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