| 闪烁 | shǎn shuò | flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech) | |
| 闪闪 | shǎn shǎn | flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering | |
| 闪光 | shǎn guāng | flash | |
| 闪电 | shǎn diàn | lightning; Classifiers: 道 | |
| 闪亮 | shǎn liàng | brilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle |
| 1 | A flash of lightning lit up the sky. | |
| 2 | He is scared of lightning and the sound of thunder. | |
| 3 | Night falls, stars twinkle in the sky. | |
| 4 | Lightning struck this building. | |
| 5 | They heard a loud bang and saw a flash of lightning. |
