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蒲扇 (pú shàn): Palm-leaf fan — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

蒲 • pú • type of rush; vine

pú蒲

type of rush; vine

扇 • shàn • fan; (measure word for doors, windows) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

shàn扇

fan; (measure word for doors, windows)

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Pinyinpú shàn

Meaningpalm-leaf fan

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Example Sentences with 蒲扇

yé爷

yé爷

ná拿

zhe着

yī一

bǎ把

pú蒲

shàn扇

。

Grandpa is holding a palm-leaf fan.

xià夏

tiān天

，

nǎi奶

nai奶

yòng用

pú蒲

shàn扇

gěi给

suī虽

rán然

yǒu有

le了

kōng空

tiáo调

，

dàn但

yī一

xiē

wǒ

我

shān扇

fēng风

。

In summer, Grandma fans me with a palm-leaf fan.

些

lǎo老

rén人

réng仍

rán然

xǐ喜

huān欢

yòng用

pú蒲

shàn扇

。

Although air conditioning is available, some elderly people still prefer using palm-leaf fans.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 蒲扇.

Words with 蒲

蒲团pú tuánrush cushion (for kneeling)
蒲榈púlǘa type of palm (rare)
蒲草pú cǎocattail; rush
蒲公英pú gōng yīngdandelion

Words with 扇

扇子shàn zifan
风扇fēng shànfan (electric)