good, virtuous, kind, benevolent
Animated Stroke Order 善
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HSK Vocabulary: 善
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 善 is used in context
1
tā他
duì对
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
hěn很
yǒu友
shàn善
。
He is friendly to everyone.
2
tā她
shì是
gè个
fēi非
cháng常
shàn善
liáng良
de的
rén人
。
She is a very kind-hearted person.
3
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
shàn善
gōng工
zuò作
huán环
jìng境
。
We need to improve the working environment.
4
tā他
shàn善
yú于
huà画
huà画
。
He is good at drawing.
5
tā她
shàn善
yú于
yǔ与
rén人
gōu沟
tōng通
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
péng朋
yǒu友
hěn很
duō多
。
She is good at communicating with people, so she has many friends.
6
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
shàn善
yú于
jī激
fā发
xué学
shēng生
de的
xué学
xí习
xìng兴
qù趣
。
This teacher is good at stimulating students' interest in learning.
7
tā她
shì是
yí一
gè个
shàn善
liáng良
de的
rén人
。
She is a kind person.
8
shàn善
liáng良
de的
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
yuàn愿
yì意
bāng帮
zhù助
bié别
rén人
。
Kind people are always willing to help others.
9
tā他
de的
shàn善
liáng良
xíng行
wéi为
gǎn感
dòng动
le了
zài在
chǎng场
de的
měi每
yí一
gè个
rén人
。
His kind actions moved everyone present.
10
wǒ我
gǎi改
shàn善
le了
fáng房
jiān间
de的
dēng灯
guāng光
。
I improved the lighting in the room.
Information
Traditional善
Radical口
Strokes12
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1169
Zhuyinㄕㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+5584
CangjieTTR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality