闪 - shǎn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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闪 (閃)

shǎn

Definition

to dodge
to duck out of the way
to beat it
shaken (by a fall)
to sprain
to pull a muscle
lightning
spark
a flash
to flash (across one's mind)
to leave behind
(Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine

Character Decomposition

Related words (52)

闪亮

shǎn liàng

brilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle

闪人

shǎn rén

(coll.) to beat it; to take French leave

flash

lightning attack; Blitzkrieg

to flicker or flash

flashcard

mishap; accident; accidental loss

闪婚

shǎn hūn

lightning wedding; to get married on the spur of the moment

闪存

shǎn cún

(electronic) flash memory

闪射

shǎn shè

to radiate; to shine; glitter of light; a glint

闪开

shǎn kāi

to get out of the way

闪念

shǎn niàn

sudden idea; flash of thought

twinkle; flare

flash

flash point

flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech)

to flare; to flash

to flash

lightning

stabbing pain; intermittent flash of pain

闪眼

shǎn yǎn

to dazzle (coll.); open ice-hole

闪石

shǎn shí

amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)

闪耀

shǎn yào

to glint; to glitter; to sparkle; to radiate

闪让

shǎn ràng

to jump out of the way

to dodge

to dodge; to evade

scintillation

to flash through (one's mind); to dodge (away from pursuers)

闪退

shǎn tuì

(of a mobile app) to crash on startup; to crash

闪避

shǎn bì

to dodge; to sidestep

闪闪

shǎn shǎn

flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering

闪露

shǎn lù

to reveal momentarily

闪光灯

shǎn guāng dēng

flash bulb (photography)

闪光点

shǎn guāng diǎn

(lit.) flash point; crucial point; essential point

glitter glue

lightning war; Blitzkrieg

scintillator

to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)

闪电式结婚

shǎn diàn shì jié hūn

lightning wedding; to get married on the spur of the moment; abbr. to 閃婚|闪婚

忽闪

hū shǎn

to glitter; to gleam; to sparkle; to flash

to wink; to blink

lightning flashes

to evade; to dodge (out of the way)

一闪念

yī shǎn niàn

sudden idea; flash of insight

bright

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

一闪而过

yī shǎn ér guò

to flash past; to flit by

to dodge about

to evade; to dodge (out of the way)

spangle

flash memory

pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí

hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)

Idioms (2)

闪烁其词

shǎn shuò qí cí

to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

寒光闪闪

hán guāng shǎn shǎn

to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)

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