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伞 (sǎn): Umbrella — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 伞

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How to write 伞 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 伞

伞 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
伞
人rén · person
从cóng · from
4.

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5.

How to Use 伞

Umbrella-related phrases

modifier/verb + 伞

Use 伞 in common phrases about umbrellas.

雨伞 • yǔ sǎn • umbrella
6.

Example Sentences

xià下
yǔ雨
le了
，
jì记
de得
dài

Information

Pinyinsǎn
Meaningumbrella
Strokes6
Radical人
Traditional傘
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#380
Zhuyinㄙㄢˇ
UnicodeU+4F1E
CangjieOMLB
十shí · ten
伞=人rén · person+从cóng · from+十shí · ten
yǔ雨
sǎn伞

umbrella

打伞 • dǎ sǎn • hold up an umbrella
dǎ打
sǎn伞

hold up an umbrella

一把伞 • yì bǎ sǎn • one umbrella
yì一
bǎ把
sǎn伞

one umbrella

带
yǔ雨
sǎn伞
。

It's raining, remember to bring an umbrella.

jīn今
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
，
bié别
wàng忘
le了
dài带
sǎn伞
。

It's raining today, don't forget to bring an umbrella.

kā咖
fēi啡
guǎn馆
de的
yáng阳
sǎn伞
xià下
zuò坐
zhe着
jǐ几
wèi位
kè客
rén人
。

Several customers are sitting under the café's sun umbrella.

wǒ我
chū出
mén门
shí时
dài带
le了
yì一
bǎ把
sǎn伞
。

I took an umbrella when I went out.

fēi飞
xíng行
yuán员
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
jiàng降
luò落
sǎn伞
。

The pilot opened the parachute.

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