Chinese Word: 苫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

苫

Pinyin: shān

English Definition: straw mat; thatch

Chinese Definition:
①草帘子，草垫子：草苫子。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:占 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 占 [ zhàn ] to divine; to observe; to versify

Similar Characters: 苦

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bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period

1		tā men 他们 dēng 蹬 tū 突 shān 苫 dào lái 到来 dǎ luàn 打乱 le 了 wò 斡 men 们 dǔ 赌 jì huà 计划。 Their unexpected arrival threw our plan confusion.
2		jīn tiān 今天 yè li 夜里 yǒu 有 shuāng dòng 霜冻， bié 别 wàng le 忘了 yòng 用 xí zi 席子 bǎ 把 bái cài 白菜 shān 苫 hǎo 好。 We shall have frost tonight, don't forget to cover up the cabbages with the mat.
3		shān bù 苫布 sì 四 gè 个 jiǎo 角， yóu yú 由于 shǎo 少 gè rén 个人， gāng gang 刚刚 shān 苫 shàng 上 jiù 就 bèi 被 kuáng fēng 狂风 chuī qǐ 吹起。 Sheet corners, due to less personal, just by the wind blowing on the sheet.
4		zài 在 sù 塑 shān 苫 shè bèi 设备 shǐ yòng 使用 guò chéng 过程 zhōng 中， jīng cháng 经常 huì 会 fā shēng 发生 fú 浮 juàn zhóu 卷轴 duàn liè 断裂 xiàn xiàng 现象。 In the course of using the device covered with plastic, the issue of floating scroll fracture was often appeared.
5		dāng 当 cāo zuò 操作 shí jiān 时间 yí dìng 一定 shí 时， sù 塑 shān 苫 de 的 jiàng shuǐ liàng 降水量 yóu 由 jiàng shuǐ 降水 chí xù 持续 shí jiān 时间 hé rì 和日 zhēng fā liáng 蒸发量 jué dìng 决定。 When the operating time is constant, the plastic film cover of precipitation is decided by the rainfall duration and daily evaporation.

1		tā men 他们 dēng 蹬 tū 突 shān 苫 dào lái 到来 dǎ luàn 打乱 le 了 wò 斡 men 们 dǔ 赌 jì huà 计划。 Their unexpected arrival threw our plan confusion.
2		jīn tiān 今天 yè li 夜里 yǒu 有 shuāng dòng 霜冻， bié 别 wàng le 忘了 yòng 用 xí zi 席子 bǎ 把 bái cài 白菜 shān 苫 hǎo 好。 We shall have frost tonight, don't forget to cover up the cabbages with the mat.
3		shān bù 苫布 sì 四 gè 个 jiǎo 角， yóu yú 由于 shǎo 少 gè rén 个人， gāng gang 刚刚 shān 苫 shàng 上 jiù 就 bèi 被 kuáng fēng 狂风 chuī qǐ 吹起。 Sheet corners, due to less personal, just by the wind blowing on the sheet.
4		zài 在 sù 塑 shān 苫 shè bèi 设备 shǐ yòng 使用 guò chéng 过程 zhōng 中， jīng cháng 经常 huì 会 fā shēng 发生 fú 浮 juàn zhóu 卷轴 duàn liè 断裂 xiàn xiàng 现象。 In the course of using the device covered with plastic, the issue of floating scroll fracture was often appeared.
5		dāng 当 cāo zuò 操作 shí jiān 时间 yí dìng 一定 shí 时， sù 塑 shān 苫 de 的 jiàng shuǐ liàng 降水量 yóu 由 jiàng shuǐ 降水 chí xù 持续 shí jiān 时间 hé rì 和日 zhēng fā liáng 蒸发量 jué dìng 决定。 When the operating time is constant, the plastic film cover of precipitation is decided by the rainfall duration and daily evaporation.