扇

shān · shan/shàn · shan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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shān 扇

  1. to fan
  2. to slap sb on the face

shàn 扇

  1. fan
  2. sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth
  3. classifier for doors, windows etc

In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)您(nín)把(bǎ)那(nà)扇(shàn)窗(chuāng)户(hu)关(guān)起(qǐ)来(lái)好(hǎo)吗(ma)?

Would you please close that window?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)气(qì)太(tài)热(rè),她(tā)不(bù)停(tíng)地(de)用(yòng)扇(shàn)子(zi)扇(shān)风(fēng)。

It was so hot that she kept fanning herself with a fan.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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