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Meaning of 扇

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Ideographic:A feathered fan in the shape of a folding door
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1
Pinyin: shān
English Definition:to fan; to slap sb on the face
Chinese Definition:
①摇动扇子或其它东西,使空气加速流动成风:用扇子扇。
②鼓动别人去做不应该做的事:扇动。扇风点火。
③用手掌打:扇耳光。

Example Words:
扇动 shān dòng to fan; to flap; to incite; to instigate (a strike etc)
扇尾沙锥 shān wěi shā zhuī (bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
扇面琴 shān miàn qín same as yangqin 扬琴 , dulcimer
扇风 shān fēng to fan oneself; to fan (sb)
扇风耳朵 shān fēng ěr duo protruding ears
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2
Pinyin: shàn
English Definition:fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc
Chinese Definition:
①摇动生风取凉的用具:扇子。扇坠(扇柄下端的装饰物)。扇面儿。扇形。
②指板状或片状的屏:门扇。隔扇。
③量词,用于门窗等:一扇门。

Example Words:
扇子HSK 5 shàn zi fan; Classifiers:
电扇 diàn shàn electric fan
电风扇 diàn fēng shàn electric fan; Classifiers:
蒲扇 shàn palm-leaf fan; cattail-leaf fan
扇贝 shàn bèi scallop (genus Pecten)
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Example Sentences
1
This door is closed.
2
This room has two doors.
3
I will open a window for you.
4
This fan was bought by me at the Great Wall.
5
He installed a new door on the wall.