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闪
閃
shǎn
1. to dodge
2. to duck out of the way
3. to beat it
4. shaken (by a fall)
5. to sprain
6. to pull a muscle
7. lightning
8. spark
9. a flash
10. to flash (across one's mind)
11. to leave behind
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

闪
shǎn
flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

闪现
shǎnxiàn
to flash
闪痛
shǎntòng
stabbing pain
闪眼
shǎnyǎn
to dazzle (coll.)
闪石
shǎnshí
amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
闪开
shǎnkāi
to get out of the way
闪耀
shǎnyào
to glint
闪语
Shǎnyǔ
Semitic language
闪身
shǎnshēn
to dodge
闪躲
shǎnduǒ
to dodge
闪辉
shǎnhuī
scintillation
闪过
shǎnguò
to flash through (one's mind)
躲闪
duǒshǎn
to evade
闪闪
shǎnshǎn
flickering
闪亮
shǎnliàng
brilliant
闪点
shǎndiǎn
flash point
闪人
shǎnrén
(coll.) to beat it
闪光
shǎnguāng
flash
闪灵
Shǎnlíng
The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel)
忽闪
hūshǎn
to glitter
扑闪
pūshǎn
to wink

Alternate Entries

闪
Shǎn
surname Shan

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,112
Word Frequency Rank
2,043 of 84,292

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