闪(shǎn)

HSK 45 strokesTrad. 閃

surname Shan

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Character information

Pinyin
shǎn
Meaning
surname Shan
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
閃

Origin & structure

Where 闪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵门人

A man 人 just glimpsed through a door 门

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

门mén人rén

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

Traditional form 閃: A man 人 just glimpsed through a door 門

How to write 闪 step by step

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

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Words with 闪

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

shǎn闪shuò烁
HSK 7-9

to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker

Open 闪烁 page →
kuài快shǎn闪

to depart as quick as a flash; flash mob

Open 快闪 page →
hū忽shǎn闪

to glitter; to gleam; to sparkle; to flash

Open 忽闪 page →
pū扑shǎn闪

to wink; to blink

Open 扑闪 page →
yī一shǎn闪ér而guò过

to flash past

Open 一闪而过 page →
liàng亮shǎn闪shǎn闪

bright

Open 亮闪闪 page →
duǒ躲duǒ躲shǎn闪shǎn闪

to evade

Open 躲躲闪闪 page →
duǒ躲shǎn闪

to evade

Open 躲闪 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 闪’s common words

烁快忽扑一而过亮

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