扇

shàn
#1,990 most
frequent character
fan, leaf, (measure word)
noun
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

扇 shàn uses 戶 a door as the meaning part and 羽 wings as another meaning part. It first meant a door leaf. It grew to mean a fan or to fan, and a leaf. Read shān, it means to flap, slap, or incite.

扇 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我用扇子扇风。
wǒ yòng shànzi shànfēng 。
I use a fan to create wind.
这扇叶子很美。
zhè shàn yèzi hěnměi 。
This leaf is very beautiful.
请给我一扇门。
qǐng gěi wǒ yīshànmén 。
Please give me a door.

Same Characters, Different Readings

扇shān
to fan, to slap sb on the face

Homophones

善shàn
good (virtuous), benevolent

Words Starting With 扇

扇子shàn zi
fan

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