How to say “fan” in Chinese
fan (hand-held)
“Fan” in Chinese is 扇子, shàn zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扇子 is read shàn zi: 2 syllables. 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.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “扇子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 扇子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 奶奶夏天总是拿着一把扇子nǎinaixiàtiānzǒngshìnázheyìbǎshànziIn summer, grandma always has a fan in her hand.
More words from the lesson “Zodiac signs and symbols”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fan” in Chinese?
“Fan” in Chinese is 扇子, pinyin shànzi.
What does 扇子 mean?
扇子 (shànzi) means “fan (hand-held)”.
How do you write 扇子?
扇子 is 2 characters: 扇 (shàn) — fan; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扇子?
扇子 is read shànzi. Tones: shàn — fourth tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fan” in the lesson “Zodiac signs and symbols”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” 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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