扇子

shànzi
noun HSK 5 #24,893

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fan (handheld)
  2. 2 folding fan or flat fan

Examples

Xiàtiān yòng shànzi hěn liángkuai.
Using a fan in summer is nice and cool.
Zhè bǎ shànzi shì shǒugōng zuò de.
This fan is handmade.
Yéye zǒngshì názhe yī bǎ shànzi.
Grandpa always carries a fan.

Tips

culture
Folding fans ( zhéshàn) are iconic in Chinese culture — scholars, poets, and martial arts heroes all carry them. Zhuge Liang's feather fan () is one of the most famous images in Chinese literature.
grammar
Note the tone difference: 扇子 shànzi (noun, 4th tone) vs shānfēng (verb, 1st tone).

Stroke Order

shān