shànshān

fan

A feathered  fan in the shape of a folding door 

Components
户 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

door

羽 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

feather

Evolution

扇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
扇 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
扇 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
扇 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
扇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shàn

fan; door panel; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc

 

shān

to fan; to slap sb on the face

Most common words with 扇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

fan

风扇

electric fan

扇子

fan

扇贝

scallop (genus Pecten)

电风扇

electric fan

Component uses

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