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剡

shàn

Character

What 剡 means

1. river in Zhejiang

Other readings

剡 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yǎnsharp

Characters built on 炎

These share the phonetic component 炎 (yán), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 谈tánto speak; to talk; to converse
• 淡dàninsipid; diluted; weak
• 毯tǎnblanket; rug
• 氮dànnitrogen (chemistry)
• 痰tánphlegm; spittle
• 琰yǎngem; glitter of gems
• 郯Tánsurname Tan; name of an ancient city
• 啖dànto eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)

Sounds the same

Read shàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 善good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed
• 扇fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc
• 擅without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself
• 膳meals
• 禅to abdicate
• 缮to repair; to mend; to rewrite
• 鳝Chinese yellow eel
• 赡to support; to provide for
• 蟺earthworm
• 汕bamboo fish trap; used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕头
• 讪to mock; to ridicule; to slander
• 疝hernia