煽(shān)

HSK 7-914 strokes

to fan into a flame

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Character information

Pinyin
shān
Meaning
to fan into a flame; to incite
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 煽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰火扇

To fan 扇 the flames 火; 扇 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

火huǒ扇shàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 煽 step by step

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

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Words with 煽

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

shān煽dòng动
HSK 7-9

to incite; to instigate

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shān煽qíng情

to stir up emotion; to arouse sympathy; moving

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shān煽dòng动xìng性

provocative

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shān煽fēng风diǎn点huǒ火

(idiom) to fan the flames

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Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 煽’s common words

动情性风点火

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