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扇

shān

to fan; to wave air

A person fanning a flame
Memory picture

Character

扇 shān

Strokes
10
Radical
户 — door
Made of
户 door 羽 feather, plume
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我来扇风。 Wǒ lái shān fēng. I will fan some air.
  • 请扇扇火。 Qǐng shān shān huǒ. Please fan the fire.
  • 他扇火呢。 Tā shān huǒ ne. He is fanning the fire.

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