善 meaning in English

shàn

good (virtuous); benevolent

HSK 7-9adjective12 strokes

Meaning of 善

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shàn

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

原yuán谅liàng别bié人rén就jiù是shì善shàn待dài自zì己jǐ。

Forgiving others is a kind deed to yourself.

他tā对duì每měi个gè人rén都dōu非fēi常cháng友yǒu善shàn。

He was very friendly to everybody.

肯kěn似sì乎hū是shì一yí个gè友yǒu善shàn的de人rén。

Ken seems to be a friendly person.

善shàn待dài那nà些xiē恨hèn你nǐ们men的de人rén.

Do good to those who hate you.

她tā友yǒu善shàn地dì为wèi我wǒ指zhǐ路lù。

She kindly showed me the way.

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Words that share a character with 善.

完善	wánshàn	(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed
善良	shànliáng	good and honest; kindhearted
改善	gǎishàn	to make better; to improve
善于	shànyú	to be good at; to be adept at
友善	yǒushàn	friendly
慈善	císhàn	benevolent; charitable
善意	shànyì	goodwill; benevolence
妥善	tuǒshàn	appropriate; proper
多愁善感	duōchóushàngǎn	(idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
慈善机构	císhànjīgòu	charity
善待	shàndài	to treat well
和善	héshàn	good-natured

What does 善 mean?

善 (shàn) means "good (virtuous); benevolent" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 善?

善 is made of 1 character: 善 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 善 an HSK word?

Yes. 善 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.