掸(dǎn)

11 strokesTrad. 撣
Readingsdǎnshàn

to brush away

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Character information

Pinyin
dǎn / shàn
Meaning
to brush away; to dust off; brush; duster; CL:把[ba3]
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
撣

Origin & structure

Where 掸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌单

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 单 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu单dān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 掸 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 掸

Common words using 掸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǎn掸zǐ子

duster; CL:把[ba3]

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dǎn掸bāng邦

Shan state of east Myanmar (Burma)

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Related characters

From 掸’s common words

子邦

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