懂中文 Dong Chinese

掸

dǎn

to dust

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 单 represents the sound. Simplified form of 撣.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

单 sound component

单  Sound component

dān, shàn

  

single

Evolution

掸 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
掸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
掸 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
掸 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

掸 (撣) 

dǎn

to dust; a duster; to brush away; to dust off; brush; duster; CL:把[bǎ]

Most common words with 掸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

掸

brush

掸子

duster