漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
扇: fan, folding fan
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
戸 carries the meaning · 羽 is drawn in
10 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
センsen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 扇子せんすfolding fan
- 扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan
- 換気扇かんきせんventilation fan; extractor fan
おうぎougi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 扇おうぎfolding fan
- 扇形おうぎがたfan shape
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 団扇うちわuchiwa
- 扇ぐあおぐto fan
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)戶 door + 羽 feather
Source: Wiktionary, 扇 (rev. 92200514), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Door/roof (戸) + feathers/wings (羽). A "fan" moves back and forth like a "door" swinging on its hinge, originally made from "feathers."”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side扇 fan · 戸
vs翁 venerable old man · 公In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shàn
Same form: 扇 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 扇 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 扇 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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