PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin shan
Learn how to write 44 Chinese characters pronounced “shan” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “shan” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced shàn
20 dictionary entries use the pronunciation shàn, including 扇 (fan), 善 (good (virtuous)), 擅 (without authority), 膳 (meals), 赡 (to support).
fan
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good (virtuous)
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without authority
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meals
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to support
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to mock
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bamboo fish trap
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hernia
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Chinese character
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to jump
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to geld
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name of a district in Xinjiang
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to repair
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(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese yellow eel
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced shǎn
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation shǎn, including 闪 (to dodge), 陕 (abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province), 陝 (Chinese character), 閃 (Chinese character).
to dodge
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abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province
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Chinese character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced shān
20 dictionary entries use the pronunciation shān, including 山 (mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])), 衫 (garment), 删 (to delete), 煽 (to fan into a flame), 彡 ("bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)).
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
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garment
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to delete
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to fan into a flame
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"bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)
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Chinese character
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China fir
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to cut down
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to deprecate
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straw mat
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to cut with a sickle
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to mix water with clay
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Chinese character
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fence
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coral
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sampan
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used in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2shan1]
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tearfully
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a flock of sheep (or goats)
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Chinese character
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these shan characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 10 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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