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扇

shān
verb HSK 5 #2,197

Meanings

  1. 1 to fan (create a breeze)
  2. 2 to slap (someone's face)
  3. 3 to incite; to stir up

Examples

她拿扇子扇风。
Tā ná shànzi shān fēng.
She used a fan to create a breeze.
他扇了他一巴掌。
Tā shān le tā yī bāzhang.
He slapped him across the face.
别在旁边扇风点火。
Bié zài pángbiān shān fēng diǎn huǒ.
Don't fan the flames from the sidelines.

Tips

usage
扇 has two pronunciations: shān (verb: to fan, to slap) and shàn (noun: a fan, measure word for doors). The verb form shān is tested at HSK 5.
usage
扇风点火 (shān fēng diǎn huǒ) — 'fan the wind, light the fire' — means to instigate trouble.

Stroke Order

扇 shān