• 1990th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shān (shan1)to fan • to slap sb on the face
2. shàn (shan4)fan • sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth • classifier for doors, windows etc

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

扇子 

Uncommon

吊扇 
扇动 (扇動)
扇贝 (扇貝)
蒲扇 
电扇 (電扇)
电风扇 (電風扇)

RareShow 12

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.