How to say “fan” in Chinese
fan (with a fan)
“Fan” in Chinese is 扇, shān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扇 is read shān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 户 “door leaf”; below, 羽 “feathers”: a feather fan. The verb “to fan” is read shān.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “扇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 扇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他用报纸扇风tāyòngbàozhǐshānfēngHe's fanning himself with a newspaper.
- 奶奶夏天总是拿着一把扇子nǎinaixiàtiānzǒngshìnázheyìbǎshànziIn summer, grandma always has a fan in her hand.
- 卧室里有两扇窗户。wòshìliyǒuliǎngshànchuānghuThere are two windows in the bedroom.
- 请把那扇2窗户关上qǐngbǎnàshànchuānghuguānshàngPlease close that window.
- 这扇门打不开zhèshànméndǎbukāiThis door won't open.
- 请把那扇窗户关上qǐngbǎnàshànchuānghuguānshàngPlease close that window.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Reach out a hand”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fan” in Chinese?
“Fan” in Chinese is 扇, pinyin shān.
What does 扇 mean?
扇 (shān) means “fan (with a fan)”.
How do you write 扇?
扇 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扇?
扇 is read shān. Tones: shān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fan” in the lesson “Reach out a hand”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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