珊 (shān): coral
珊 (shān) is a Chinese character meaning “coral.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 王 (jade). It ranks #2222 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- coral
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苏珊 | sū shān | Susan (name) |
| 珊瑚 | shān hú | coral |
| 卡珊德拉 | kǎ shān dé lā | Cassandra (given name) |
| 珊瑚礁 | shān hú jiāo | coral reef |
| 关颖珊 | guān yǐng shān | Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist |
| 萨珊王朝 | sà shān wáng cháo | Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD) |
| 苏珊·波伊尔 | sū shān · bō yī ěr | Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition |
| 李丽珊 | lǐ lì shān | Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong |
| 红珊瑚 | hóng shān hú | red coral |
| 夜阑珊 | yè lán shān | late at night |
| 草珊瑚 | cǎo shān hú | Sarcandra glabra (botany) |
| 贵珊瑚 | guì shān hú | precious coral |
| 阑珊 | lán shān | coming to an end |
| 珊卓 | shān zhuó | Sandra (name) |
| 珊瑚潭 | shān hú tán | coral lake |
珊 appears in 15 compound words: 27 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 40 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
老师教我们珊字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men shān zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "珊."
蔡宛珊喜爱夏日 赶住下水礼
Cài 宛 shān xǐ ài xià rì gǎn zhù xià shuǐ lǐ
Cai Wanshan loves summer and can’t wait to go swimming
...贪污保护色!时代力量吁检调重启侯友宜、黄珊珊涉贪疑云调查
. . . tān wū bǎo hù sè ! shí dài lì liàng xū jiǎn diào chóng qǐ Hóu yǒu yí , huáng shān shān shè tān yí yún diào chá
...A smokescreen for corruption! The New Power Party urges prosecutors and investigators to reopen the probe into corruption allegations involving Hou You-yi and Huang Shan-shan
赵慧珊靠艺术搵食 有经济压力唔敢睇存款
zhào huì shān kào yì shù 搵 shí yǒu jīng jì yā lì 唔 gǎn 睇 cún kuǎn
Zhao Huishan makes a living through art; due to financial pressures, she doesn't dare to check her savings.
泰国斯米兰海底珊瑚礁缠“幽灵渔网” 潜水员清除逾2吨废弃...
tài guó sī mǐ lán hǎi de shān 瑚 jiāo chán yōu líng yú wǎng qián shuǐ yuán qīng chú yú 2 dūn fèi qì . . .
"Ghost nets" entangled in coral reefs off Thailand's Similan Islands; divers remove over 2 tons of abandoned...
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