Chinese
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fan; to fan; (a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)
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child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
| trad. (扇子)
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扇
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子
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| simp. #(扇子)
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扇
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: sen4 zi
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩²/
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: san3 zeh
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /sæ̃⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Wugniu: 5soe-tsy
- MiniDict: soe去 tsy
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 2soe-tsr
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sø³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: shenn4 zr
- Sinological IPA (key) (old-style): /ʂə̃⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/
- Sinological IPA (key) (new-style): /sə̃⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/
Noun
扇子
- fan; hand fan (Classifier: 把 m)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 扇子 (“fan”) [map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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扇
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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扇子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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扇子
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| Taiwan
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扇子
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| Harbin
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扇子
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| Singapore
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扇子
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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扇子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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扇子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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扇子
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| Wanrong
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扇子
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| Xi'an
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扇子
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| Xining
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扇子
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| Xuzhou
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扇子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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扇子
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| Lanzhou
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扇子
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| Ürümqi
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扇子, 扇兒
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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扇子
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| Wuhan
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扇子
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| Guiyang
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扇子
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| Guilin
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扇子
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| Liuzhou
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扇子
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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扇兒, 扇子
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| Yangzhou
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扇子
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| Hefei
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扇子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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扇
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| Hong Kong
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扇
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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扇
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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扇
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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扇
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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扇
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| Macau
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扇
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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扇
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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扇
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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扇
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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扇
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| Foshan
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扇
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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扇
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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扇
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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扇
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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扇
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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扇
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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扇
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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扇
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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扇
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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扇
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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扇
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| Taishan
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扇
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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扇
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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扇
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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扇
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| Dongguan
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扇
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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扇
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| Shaoguan
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扇
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| Yunfu
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扇
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| Yangjiang
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扇
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| Xinyi
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扇
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| Lianjiang
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扇
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| Nanning
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扇
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| Wuzhou
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扇
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| Yulin
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扇
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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扇
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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扇
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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扇子
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| Lichuan
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扇
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| Pingxiang
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扇子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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扇仔
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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扇
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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扇
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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扇
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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扇
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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提扇
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| Yudu
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扇子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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扇仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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扇仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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扇仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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扇
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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扇仔, 扇
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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扇
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| Hong Kong
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扇
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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扇子
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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扇
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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扇
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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扇子
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| Xinzhou
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扇子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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扇
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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扇, 蒲扇
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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扇, 扇仔
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| Quanzhou
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扇
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| Zhangzhou
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扇
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| Taipei
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葵扇
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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扇
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| Kaohsiung
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葵扇
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| Yilan
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扇, 葵扇
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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扇, 葵扇
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| Taichung
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葵扇
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| Tainan
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扇, 葵扇
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| Hsinchu
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扇, 葵扇
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| Kinmen
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扇, 葵扇
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| Penghu (Magong)
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扇, 葵扇
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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扇
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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葵扇
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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葵扇
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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扇
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| Chaozhou
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扇
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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扇
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| Leizhou
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扇
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| Haikou
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扇
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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扇
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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扇
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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扇
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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扇子
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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扇子
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| Suzhou
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扇子
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| Danyang
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扇子
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| Hangzhou
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扇子
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| Ningbo
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扇子
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| Wenzhou
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扇
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| Jinhua
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扇
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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扇子
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| Loudi
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扇子, 扇
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| Shuangfeng
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扇子
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| Quanzhou
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扇子, 扇
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Descendants
- → Mongolian: шанз (šanz, “fan”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 扇
|
子
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せん
Grade: S
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す
Grade: 1
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| on'yomi
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tōon
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Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 扇子.
First attested in Japanese in the Taiheiki of the late 1300s.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
扇子 • (sensu)
- [from late 1300s] a hand-held folding fan: a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth to generate a breeze
- Synonyms: 扇 (ōgi), 団扇 (uchiwa, more often refers to a fixed, non-folding fan)
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