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shàn

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shàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shàn | shan4
English translation
to abuse, to slander, to vilify; to ridicule

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About shàn

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

shàn

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

speech

Etymology of shàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

讠山

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

Shān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Shān represents the sound. Simplified form of shàn .

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Example sentences using shàn

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讪讪 shàn shàn de zhù le zuǐ , dàn 方寸已乱, 因为 yīnwèi 自己 zìjǐ 笨嘴拙 shé hěn 感到 gǎn dào 难为情 nán wéi qíng .

He broke off lamely. He was confused, painfully conscious of his inarticulateness.

咧嘴 liě zuǐ 讪笑 shàn xiào bìng Cháo le 一躬

He grinned sardonically and bowed towards her.

Words with shàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
搭讪 dā shàn to hit on someone搭訕
讪讪 shàn shàn embarrassed訕訕
讪笑 shàn xiào to ridicule訕笑
shàn to mock shàn
答讪 dā shàn to hit on someone答訕

shàn Decomposition & Compounds

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