Chinese Word Entry

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): shàn
Cantonese (Jyutping): ['sin3']
Definitions:
  1. fan

  2. sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth

  3. classifier for doors, windows etc


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Chinese characters used in this word

fan, folding fan, door panel
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄢˋ (shàn), ㄕㄢ (shān)
Cantonese: sin3
Japanese: セン (sen) / おうぎ (ougi)
Korean: 선 (seon)
Vietnamese: phiến, thiên
Variants
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