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

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Animated Stroke Order 扇

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How to write 扇 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

扇has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

shānshan
verb (动)
to fan; to slap (someone's face)HSK 3.0 L5
shànshan
measure word (量)
fan; (measure word for doors, windows)HSK 3.0 L6
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 扇

扇 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
扇=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.

5.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 扇

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 扇

HSK words that contain this character.

扇子

shàn zi

fan

HSK 5
7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 扇 is used in context

xià夏
tiān天
yòng用
shàn扇
zi子
hěn很
liáng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
diàn电
shàn扇
ràng让
fáng房
jiān间
gèng更
tōng通
fēng风
。
zhè这
ge个
huā花
yuán园
shè设
jì计
chéng成
shàn扇
xíng
zhè这
shàn扇
chuāng窗
hu户
xū需
yào要
xiū修
lǐ理
yí

Information

Pinyinshān / shàn
Meaningfan
Strokes10
Radical户
Traditional扇
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1235
Zhuyinㄕㄢˋ
UnicodeU+6247
CangjieHSMM
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zi子
shān扇
fēng风
。

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

The electric fan makes the room more ventilated

形
。

This garden is designed in a fan shape

一
xià下
。

This window needs to be repaired.

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tiāo挑tiē贴tóng同tóu投tóu头tuán团
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Characters pronounced "shan".

shān苫shàn汕shàn缮shān杉shān珊shān栅
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "户".

hù户biǎn扁fáng房suǒ所
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