掸

撣

dǎn

verb #26,056

Meanings

1 to dust off
2 to flick away (dust or insects)
3 to whisk

Characters

to flick, to dust off (hand + Shan ethnic group phonetic)

Examples

她用毛巾掸去书架上的灰尘。

Tā yòng máojīn dǎn qù shūjià shàng de huīchén.

She dusted off the bookshelf with a cloth.

他掸了掸衣服上的土。

Tā dǎn le dǎn yīfu shàng de tǔ.

He flicked the dirt off his clothes.

Tips

usage

掸 is often used with 掸子 (feather duster). The reduplicated form 掸了掸 suggests a light, casual action.

Stroke Order

掸 dǎn