闪

閃
Shan3
#1,111 most
frequent character
surname Shan

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

闪 shows a person 人 inside a door 门, so it first meant 'to peek through a doorway.' From that it grew to 'suddenly appear,' 'flash of lightning,' and simply 'flash.'

Drawn as: person inside doorway

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Same Characters, Different Readings

闪shǎn
dodge, get out of the way, sprain

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