善 shàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
善
shàn
good; kind
Character
Example phrases
- 他的用意原本是善的，只是表达方式过于生硬，才引起误解。 Tā de yòngyì yuánběn shì shàn de, zhǐshì biǎodá fāngshì guòyú shēngyìng, cái yǐnqǐ wùjiě. His intention was originally good; it was only the overly stiff way he expressed it that caused misunderstanding.
- 他一生与人为善，深受大家敬重。 Tā yīshēng yǔ rén wéi shàn, shēn shòu dàjiā jìngzhòng. All his life he has been kind to people and is deeply respected by everyone.
- 别把他的批评当成恶意，其实是出于善。 Bié bǎ tā de pīpíng dàngchéng éyì, qíshí shì chūyú shàn. Don't take his criticism as ill will — in fact it comes from kindness.
Related words
- 完善 wánshàn complete; to improve
- 改善 gǎishàn to improve
- 善良 shànliáng kind
- 善于 shànyú to be good at
- 慈善 císhàn charitable; philanthropic
- 善意 shànyì goodwill; good intention
- 妥善 tuǒshàn properly; appropriately
- 友善 yǒushàn friendly; amicable
- 敬意 jìngyì respect; esteem
- 仁慈 réncí benevolent; merciful; kind
- 敬爱 jìng'ài to respect and love; to revere
- 宽厚 kuānhòu generous; lenient; broad and thick