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搧

Mandarin · pinyin shān

variant of 扇 shān

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1 · shan1

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character · Etymology 1

to fan
to slap; to slam (on the face)
(Hokkien) to slap with one's palm (on the face, buttocks, etc.)
to incite; to stir up trouble
to flap
(Hokkien) to air out; to be exposed to (the wind)
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to trick with words
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to patch with a small piece of cloth

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) to scold; to reprimand; to rebuke; to reproach
(Quanzhou Hokkien) to strike; to hit; to knock
(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to slap; to slam (on the head with one's palm of the hand)

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