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Meaning of 善

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Setting
善HSK 5
Pinyin: shàn
English Definition: good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
Chinese Definition:
①心地仁爱，品质淳厚：善良。善心。善举。善事。善人。善男信女。慈善。
②好的行为、品质：行善。惩恶扬善。
③高明的，良好的：善策。善本。
④友好，和好：友善。亲善。和善。
⑤熟悉：面善。
⑥办好，弄好：善后。
⑦擅长，长(cháng)于：善辞令。多谋善断。
⑧赞许：“群臣百姓之所善，则君善之”。
⑨好好地：善待。善罢甘休。
⑩容易，易于：善变。善忘。多愁善感。
⑾姓氏。
Antonyms: 恶
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 口
Ideographic:To give someone food 羊 and conversation 口
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 羊 [ yáng ] sheep, goat
    • ⿱ Above to below
      • ⿱ Above to below
      • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
Similar Characters: 害
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Example Words
完善HSK 5 wán shàn (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve
改善HSK 5 gǎi shàn to make better; to improve; Classifiers: 个
善于HSK 5 shàn yú to be good at; to be adept at
妥善HSK 6 tuǒ shàn appropriate; proper
善良HSK 5 shàn liáng good and honest; kindhearted
More:善* | *善 | *善*
Example Sentences
1
chuàng yì
创意
gǎi shàn
改善
shēng huó
生活
。
Creative ways to improve one's life
2
tā
他
shàn yú
善于
chàng
唱
mín gē
民歌
。
He is good at singing folk songs.
3
zhè ge
这个
nǚ hái r
女孩儿
hěn
很
shàn liáng
善良
。
This girl is very kind.
4
nǐ
你
yǒu
有
yī kē
一颗
shàn liáng
善良
de
的
xīn
心
。
You have a kind heart.
5
tā
他
hěn
很
shàn yú
善于
dòng shǒu zuò
动手做
shǒu gōng yì pǐn
手工艺品
。
He is very skilled at making handicrafts with his hands.
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