善哉 shànzāi excellent Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 善 shàn [praise] an exclamation used to express approval, praise, or agreement, meaning "good!" or "well done!"哉 zāi [classical exclamation] Classical particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation or strong emotion, as in 大哉 dàzāi or 呜呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi