Definition
扇 (shàn) is a classifier for flat, panel-like objects such as doors, windows, and folding screens. It is unrelated to the verb 'to fan' (also 扇 shān) or the noun 'fan' (扇子 shànzi). None of the listed siblings are near-synonyms, so no contrast is needed.
classifier
for doorswindowsgatesfolding screens (一∼门, 两∼窗)(noun, in compounds) fan or fan-shaped object (折扇 'folding fan', 风扇 'electric fan')
Easily confused
- 扁biǎnlook-alikeflat
- 山shānsound-alikemountain; hill
- 闪shǎnsound-aliketo dodge, to duck out of the way
- 善shànsound-alikevirtuous; kind-hearted; benevolent
- 删shānsound-aliketo delete
Examples
- 扇。Fángjiān lǐ yǒu liǎng shàn chuāng.There are two windows in the room.
- 扇。Tā dǎkāi le nà shàn mén.He opened that door.
- 扇。Zǒuláng lǐ guà zhe yí shàn dà píngfēng.A large folding screen hangs in the corridor.
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