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閃

简闪 · 繁閃

Mandarin · pinyin shǎn#

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

Mandarin · pinyin Shǎn#

surname Shan

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閃: Look up this written character
闪: shǎn · flash; avoid, dodge, evade

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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Cantonese word readings for 閃. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to dodge; to evade
to twist; to sprain; to pull a muscle
to flash
lightning; flash
to sparkle; to shine
sparkling; shiny
to rock; to sway
(dialectal) to leave behind
(Cantonese, colloquial) to leave, especially quickly or suddenly
(neologism) affectionate between couples
a surname

character · Etymology 2

Shem (Biblical character)

character · Etymology 3

(Southern Min) alternative form of 爍 /烁

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