Pronunciation

Characters pronounced shan.

12 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 12 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

善 shàn warm good, virtuous, charitable, kind 扇 shàn fan; door panel 擅 shàn monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare 赡 shàn elegant support, aid; rich, elegant 删 shān to cut; delete 山 shān natural · strong mountain 杉 shān various species of pine and fir 煽 shān stir up, incite, agitate, provoke 珊 shān coral 衫 shān shirt; robe; gown; jacket 闪 shǎn flash; avoid, dodge, evade 陕 shǎn natural mountain pass; Shanxi province

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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