珊
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shān · coral

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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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王Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 珊

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Example sentences

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Shān hú jiāo shì zhège dì qū de zhǔ yào jǐng diǎn.珊瑚礁是这个地区的主要景点。

The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.

Source: Tatoeba #1397043 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ hǎo, sū shān. nǐ hǎo ma ?你好,蘇珊。你好吗?

Hi, Susan. How are you?

Source: Tatoeba #833005 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ hǎo sū shān, nǐ hǎo ma?你好苏珊,你好吗?

Hi, Susan. How are you?

Source: Tatoeba #2575657 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhù zài yí gè jiē qū zhī wài, míng jiào sū shān.她住在一个街区之外,名叫苏珊。

She lives a block away and her name is Susan.

Source: Tatoeba #1394799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sū shān zài mén kǒu yíng jiē tā de kè rén.蘇珊在門口迎接她的客人。

Susan greeted her guests at the door.

Source: Tatoeba #895141 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sū shān cā liàng le tā fù qīn de xié.蘇珊擦亮了她父親的鞋。

Susan polished her father's shoes.

Source: Tatoeba #842278 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 珊 in context

  1. Say shān, then recall the core meaning: coral.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 阑珊 (lán shān), meaning “coming to an end”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 珊 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.