Writing
扇子 (shàn zi) — how to say "fan" in Chinese
扇子
Fan
noun
Character composition
扇
fan
子
item
Radicals / Keys
子
Child
#39 · zǐ · 3 strokes
戶
Door
#63 · hù · 4 strokes
Collocations
纸扇子
zhǐ shàn zi
paper fan
一把扇子
yī bǎ shàn zi
a fan
Examples
奶奶的旧扇子上画着红色的花和绿色的叶子。
Red flowers and green leaves are painted on grandma's old fan.
这把扇子很漂亮。
This fan is very beautiful.
Frequently asked questions
Fan in Chinese meaning
"fan" in Chinese is 扇子 (shàn zi).
扇子 meaning in English
扇子 (shàn zi) means "Fan".
How is 扇子 pronounced?
It is pronounced shàn zi (written as shan zi, shanzi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Fan in Chinese character
It is written 扇子: 扇 has 10 strokes, 子 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 扇子?
扇子 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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