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HSK 6
HSK 5
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)
Compound Words (20)
善辩
shànbiàn
eloquent
善行
shànxíng
good actions
善意
shànyì
goodwill
善风
shànfēng
fair wind
善思
shànsī
thoughtfulness
善心
shànxīn
kindness
行善
xíngshàn
to do good works
善事
shànshì
good deeds
最善
zuìshàn
optimal
嘉善
Jiāshàn
Jiashan county in Jiaxing [[嘉興|嘉兴<Jiāxīng>]], Zhejiang
善感
shàngǎn
sensitive
亲善
qīnshàn
goodwill
善变
shànbiàn
fickle
善忘
shànwàng
forgetful
性善
xìngshàn
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
攘善
rǎngshàn
to claim credit due to others
善哉
shànzāi
excellent
驯善
xùnshàn
docile
妥善
tuǒshàn
appropriate
改善
gǎishàn
to make better
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 748
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,826 of 84,292