扇子 (shànzi) · fan (hand-held)

扇子 (shànzi) means “fan (hand-held)”. It is written with 2 characters: 扇 (fan) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 扇子 is built

The characters

扇 shàn · fan

What 扇 is made of

户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
  - 丿 — falling stroke
羽yǔ — feather
- 习xí — to study
  - 冫bīng — ice
- 习xí — to study
  - 冫bīng — ice

子 zi · noun suffix

What 子 is made of

了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

奶奶夏天喜欢用扇子。Nǎinai xiàtiān xǐhuan yòng shànzi.Grandma likes to use a fan in summer.

这把扇子上面画着山水。Zhè bǎ shànzi shàngmiàn huà zhe shānshuǐ.This fan has a landscape painted on it.

Questions about 扇子

What does 扇子 mean?

扇子 (shànzi) means “fan (hand-held)”.

How do you pronounce 扇子?

扇子 is pronounced shànzi.

Which HSK level is 扇子?

扇子 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 扇子 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 81: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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