閃
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shǎn · flash, lightning

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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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門Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 閃

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Example sentences

Notice where 閃 sits in each complete thought.

Zhǐshì zài píng mù shàng shǎn le yí xià.只是在屏幕上閃了一下。

It's just a blip on a screen.

Source: Tatoeba #12086398 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhǐnéng kàn dào shǎn shuò de dēng guāng.我只能看到閃爍的燈光。

All I could see was the flickering lights.

Source: Tatoeba #13854224 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bèi shǎn diàn hè dào le.我被閃電嚇到了。

I was scared by the lightning.

Source: Tatoeba #757553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yáng guāng zài hú miàn shàng shǎn shuò.陽光在湖面上閃爍。

Sunlight sparkled on the lake.

Source: Tatoeba #11031488 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jié bīng de dào lù zài yáng guāng xià shǎn shǎn fā liàng.結冰的道路在陽光下閃閃發亮。

The icy road sparkled in the sunlight.

Source: Tatoeba #385986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hú shuǐ zài yào yǎn de yáng guāng xià shǎn shǎn fā liàng.湖水在耀眼的陽光下閃閃發亮。

The lake was gleaming in the bright sunshine.

Source: Tatoeba #562010 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 閃 in context

  1. Say shǎn, then recall the core meaning: flash, lightning.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 閃 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.