Meaning of 扇子
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- fan
Measure word: 把
How to use 扇子
扇子 usually means a handheld fan, like a folding fan or a paper fan, not an electric one, which is 电扇 (diànshàn) or 风扇 (fēngshàn). The measure word is 把 (bǎ). Example: 夏天我总是带一把扇子。(Xiàtiān wǒ zǒngshì dài yì bǎ shànzi.) In summer I always carry a fan.
扇 (shàn) shows 户 (hù), a door, over 羽 (yǔ), feathers. Picture a door-shaped panel of feathers you wave back and forth to make a breeze. Add the common noun ending 子 (zi) and you have a fan.
Common mistake: Learners often read 扇 with the first tone, shān. As a noun, and in 扇子, it is fourth tone shàn. Also keep 子 in the neutral tone, zi, as in 桌子 (zhuōzi) and 杯子 (bēizi).
扇子 in example sentences
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扇 shān · to fan · 10 strokes
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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 扇子.
Questions about 扇子
What does 扇子 mean?
扇子 (shànzi) means "fan" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 扇子?
扇子 is made of 2 characters: 扇 (10 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 扇子 an HSK word?
Yes. 扇子 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 扇 be used as a verb?
Yes. Read as shān, it means to fan or to slap, as in 扇扇子 (shān shànzi), to fan oneself with a fan. The same character has two tones here.
Is 扇 also a measure word?
Yes. 扇 (shàn) counts doors and windows, as in 一扇门 (yí shàn mén), a door, and 一扇窗 (yí shàn chuāng), a window.