扇 (shān / shàn): Fan — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 扇

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Readings & Meanings

扇has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

shān

to fan; to slap (someone's face)

verbHSK 3.0 · L5

shàn

fan; (measure word for doors, windows)

measure wordHSK 3.0 · L6

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 扇

4.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

扇

户door, household

羽feather

扇=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 扇

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6.

How to Use 扇

Common word with 扇

One common HSK word with 扇 is 扇子, meaning "fan".

HSK 5

7.

Example Sentences

xià夏

tiān天

yòng用

shàn扇

zi子

hěn很

liáng

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户door, household

+羽feather

Feathers (羽) at a door (户), evoking the image of a fan that moves air like wings flapping in a doorway.

shàn扇

zi子

fan

凉

kuai快

。

Using a fan in summer is very cool

Tiān天

qì气

tài太

rè热

le了

，

tā她

yòng用

shàn扇

zi子

shān扇

fēng风

。

The weather is too hot, she is fanning herself with a fan.

diàn电

shàn扇

ràng让

fáng房

jiān间

gèng更

tōng通

fēng风

。

The electric fan makes the room more ventilated

zhè这

ge个

huā花

yuán园

shè设

jì计

chéng成

shàn扇

xíng形

。

This garden is designed in a fan shape

zhè这

shàn扇

chuāng窗

hu户

xū需

yào要

xiū修

lǐ理

yí一

xià下

。

This window needs to be repaired.

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