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善

shàn

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shàn · sin6 (Jyutping)

  1. good (virtuous)
  2. benevolent
  3. well-disposed
  4. good at sth
  5. to improve or perfect

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

善

Meaning
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
Radical
口
Strokes
12
Components
⿱羊⿱⿱丷一口
Cangjie
TGTR
Four-corner
8060.5

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