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閃

shǎn

flash; avoid, dodge, evade

Strokes
10
Radical
門
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 闪

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 闪, the simplified form of 閃. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他进来了，眼里闪着光。

    Tā jìn lái le yǎn lǐ shǎn zhe guāng

    He came in with his eyes shining.

    Shadow

  • 闪电照亮了天空。

    Shǎn diàn zhào liàng le tiān kōng

    The lightning lit up the sky.

    Shadow

  • 一道闪电划破天空。

    Yī dào shǎn diàn huá pò tiān kōng

    A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.

    Shadow

  • 软件又闪退了。

    Ruǎn jiàn yòu shǎn tuì le

    The app crashed again.

    Shadow

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 闪

  • 闪shǎn 3to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
  • 闪电shǎn diàn 3–4 lightning
  • 闪烁shǎn shuò 3–4 flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech)