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shān

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shān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shān | shan1
English translation
coral

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About shān

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

shān

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

jade

Etymology of shān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

王册

Semantic compound

Wáng

Phonetic compound

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using shān

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chóng bàn shēn 珊瑚 shān hú 朵折 biān Huā . shēn 绿色 lǜ sè 波浪 bōlàng xié . 大型 dàxíng .

Double dark coral ruffled Large. Dark green, wavy. Large.

Shàn bàn dào bàn 重瓣 chóng bàn de shēn 珊瑚 shān hú 色到玫瑰色 de duǒ 折边星形 Huā . shēn 绿色 lǜ sè 波浪 bōlàng xié . 标准型.

Single - semi double dark coral - rose Large frilled star. Dark green, wavy. Standard.

苏珊 Sū shān de 兄弟 xiōngdì 轮流 lúnliú 盘子 pánzi .

Susan and her brother take turns ( at ) doing the dishes.

zǒng shì 分不 Qīng 苏珊 Sū shān 伊冯,因为 yīnwèi 他们 tā men dōu shì Bái 皮肤 pífū , Huáng 头发 tóufa , Lán 眼睛 yǎnjing .

I always mix Susan up with Yvonne because they are both blonde.

哈里 Hā lǐ le 6 fēn , 苏珊 Sū shān 得了 dé le 8 fēn , dàn 艾莉森得分 dé fēn zuì duō .

Harry got 6 points, Susan got 8 points but Alison got most.

Words with shān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shān coral shān
苏珊 Sū shān Susan (name)蘇珊
珊瑚 shān hú coral珊瑚 shān hú
珊瑚礁 shān hú jiāo coral reef珊瑚礁 shān hú jiāo
卡珊德拉 Kǎ shān dé lā Cassandra (given name)卡珊德拉 Kǎ shān dé lā
关颖珊 Guān Yǐng shān Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist關穎珊
阑珊 lán shān waning闌珊
草珊瑚 cǎo shān hú Sarcandra glabra (botany)草珊瑚 cǎo shān hú
李丽珊 Lǐ Lì shān Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong李麗珊

shān Decomposition & Compounds

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