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善
shàn
1. good (virtuous)
2. benevolent
3. well-disposed
4. good at sth
5. to improve or perfect
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

善
shàn
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

不善
bùshàn
bad
伪善
wěishàn
hypocritical
友善
yǒushàn
friendly
和善
héshàn
good-natured
善言
shànyán
good words
善事
shànshì
good deeds
善人
shànrén
philanthropist
善化
Shànhuà
Shanhua town in Tainan county [[台南縣|台南县<Táinánxiàn>]], Taiwan
善哉
shànzāi
excellent
善存
Shàncún
Centrum (brand)
善待
shàndài
to treat well
善后
shànhòu
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
善心
shànxīn
kindness
善忘
shànwàng
forgetful
善思
shànsī
thoughtfulness
善恶
shànè
good and evil
善意
shànyì
goodwill
善感
shàngǎn
sensitive
善于
shànyú
to be good at
HSK 5
善本
shànběn
old book

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
748
Word Frequency Rank
2,826 of 84,292

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