缮

繕
shàn
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to repair, to mend, to rewrite

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

缮 joins 纟 silk threads with 善 shàn, which supplies the sound. It first meant 'to repair, make whole'. Later it grew to 'to copy neatly'.

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Homophones

扇shàn
fan, leaf, (measure word)
善shàn
good (virtuous), benevolent

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