Chinese Word: 掸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掸 (Trad.: 撣)

Pinyin: dǎn

English Definition: to brush away; to dust off; brush; duster; Classifiers: 把

Chinese Definition:
①用鸡毛或布条绑成的除尘用具：掸子。掸帚。掸甩子。
②用掸子轻轻拂打或抽：掸得很干净。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:单 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 惮椫

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duster; Classifiers: 把

1		qiáng bì 墙壁 hé 和 tiān huā bǎn 天花板 dōu 都 dǎn 掸 dé 得 hěn 很 gān jìng 干净。 The walls and the ceiling were all dusted clean.
2		tā 他 zhàn qǐ lai 站起来 dǎn 掸 qù 去 kù zi 裤子 shàng 上 de 的 huī chén 灰尘。 He got up and dusted his trousers.
3		tā 他 dǎn 掸 qù 去 luò zài 落在 xī shàng 膝上 de 的 yì diǎn 一点 yān huī 烟灰。 He dusted an ash that had fallen into his lap.
4		wǒ 我 yě 也 zhàn 站 le 了 qi lai 起来， dǎn 掸 dǎn 掸 shēn shang 身上 de 的 tǔ 土。 I get up, too, and brush myself off.
5		zuò 坐 zhī qián 之前 nǐ 你 yào 要 dǎn 掸 diào 掉 tī 梯 dèng zi 凳子 shàng 上 de 的 huī chén 灰尘。 Dust the chair before you sit down.

1		qiáng bì 墙壁 hé 和 tiān huā bǎn 天花板 dōu 都 dǎn 掸 dé 得 hěn 很 gān jìng 干净。 The walls and the ceiling were all dusted clean.
2		tā 他 zhàn qǐ lai 站起来 dǎn 掸 qù 去 kù zi 裤子 shàng 上 de 的 huī chén 灰尘。 He got up and dusted his trousers.
3		tā 他 dǎn 掸 qù 去 luò zài 落在 xī shàng 膝上 de 的 yì diǎn 一点 yān huī 烟灰。 He dusted an ash that had fallen into his lap.
4		wǒ 我 yě 也 zhàn 站 le 了 qi lai 起来， dǎn 掸 dǎn 掸 shēn shang 身上 de 的 tǔ 土。 I get up, too, and brush myself off.
5		zuò 坐 zhī qián 之前 nǐ 你 yào 要 dǎn 掸 diào 掉 tī 梯 dèng zi 凳子 shàng 上 de 的 huī chén 灰尘。 Dust the chair before you sit down.