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扇子

shànzi

fan

An open folding fan
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这把扇子好看。 Zhè bǎ shànzi hǎokàn. This fan looks nice.
  • 我有扇子。 Wǒ yǒu shànzi. I have a fan.
  • 扇子在桌上。 Shànzi zài zhuō shàng. The fan is on the table.

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