Read Edit View history 闪 shǎnShǎn HSK4 flash Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 閃. Depicts a person (人) peeking through the space in the middle of a door (门). Based on the original meaning "peek". The meaning later shifted to "dodge" and "flash". Pinyin Separate values with commas shǎn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 閃 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 闪 Simp strokes 闪 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 闪 Simp strokes 闪 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 闪 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 327, 766 ], [ 393, 708 ], [ 406, 682 ] ], [ [ 213, 700 ], [ 255, 652 ], [ 248, 332 ], [ 239, 217 ], [ 221, 125 ], [ 219, 55 ] ], [ [ 522, 744 ], [ 568, 735 ], [ 679, 760 ], [ 758, 768 ], [ 787, 758 ], [ 812, 732 ], [ 817, 90 ], [ 796, 37 ], [ 751, 47 ], [ 662, 87 ] ], [ [ 498, 580 ], [ 524, 549 ], [ 512, 488 ], [ 479, 399 ], [ 413, 309 ], [ 330, 236 ] ], [ [ 513, 397 ], [ 523, 400 ], [ 561, 376 ], [ 652, 308 ], [ 674, 282 ], [ 687, 253 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 319 751 Q 379 670 404 666 Q 417 665 426 683 Q 429 696 420 719 Q 410 738 384 751 Q 344 775 326 779 Q 316 782 314 769 Q 313 762 319 751 Z", "M 206 687 Q 231 627 230 555 Q 234 285 189 154 Q 170 97 205 52 L 207 50 Q 219 34 231 49 Q 270 94 270 251 Q 270 555 290 650 Q 291 671 274 681 Q 249 703 220 712 Q 210 715 202 705 Q 198 699 206 687 Z", "M 527 751 Q 509 752 514 741 Q 521 728 545 717 Q 557 708 618 722 Q 747 759 766 732 Q 797 683 789 243 Q 788 189 785 133 Q 784 91 769 80 Q 751 70 670 93 Q 654 97 654 87 Q 655 80 669 73 Q 741 22 778 -18 Q 800 -37 813 -35 Q 826 -32 838 -3 Q 854 45 853 114 Q 835 505 838 650 Q 838 692 851 716 Q 864 738 852 751 Q 842 767 792 792 Q 771 804 712 785 Q 559 755 527 751 Z", "M 514 419 Q 529 455 544 502 Q 551 524 562 547 Q 569 557 562 565 Q 555 575 525 588 Q 503 597 494 594 Q 482 590 485 575 Q 506 466 418 347 Q 373 295 326 241 Q 319 234 326 231 Q 333 230 343 235 Q 392 260 432 300 Q 472 337 495 382 Q 498 389 502 395 L 514 419 Z", "M 502 395 Q 572 340 657 258 Q 672 242 686 238 Q 695 237 701 246 Q 711 259 698 298 Q 683 346 514 419 C 486 431 478 414 502 395 Z" ] } 5 strokes 闪 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 327, 766 ], [ 393, 708 ], [ 406, 682 ] ], [ [ 213, 700 ], [ 255, 652 ], [ 248, 332 ], [ 239, 217 ], [ 221, 125 ], [ 219, 55 ] ], [ [ 522, 744 ], [ 568, 735 ], [ 679, 760 ], [ 758, 768 ], [ 787, 758 ], [ 812, 732 ], [ 817, 90 ], [ 796, 37 ], [ 751, 47 ], [ 662, 87 ] ], [ [ 498, 580 ], [ 524, 549 ], [ 512, 488 ], [ 479, 399 ], [ 413, 309 ], [ 330, 236 ] ], [ [ 513, 397 ], [ 523, 400 ], [ 561, 376 ], [ 652, 308 ], [ 674, 282 ], [ 687, 253 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 319 751 Q 379 670 404 666 Q 417 665 426 683 Q 429 696 420 719 Q 410 738 384 751 Q 344 775 326 779 Q 316 782 314 769 Q 313 762 319 751 Z", "M 206 687 Q 231 627 230 555 Q 234 285 189 154 Q 170 97 205 52 L 207 50 Q 219 34 231 49 Q 270 94 270 251 Q 270 555 290 650 Q 291 671 274 681 Q 249 703 220 712 Q 210 715 202 705 Q 198 699 206 687 Z", "M 527 751 Q 509 752 514 741 Q 521 728 545 717 Q 557 708 618 722 Q 747 759 766 732 Q 797 683 789 243 Q 788 189 785 133 Q 784 91 769 80 Q 751 70 670 93 Q 654 97 654 87 Q 655 80 669 73 Q 741 22 778 -18 Q 800 -37 813 -35 Q 826 -32 838 -3 Q 854 45 853 114 Q 835 505 838 650 Q 838 692 851 716 Q 864 738 852 751 Q 842 767 792 792 Q 771 804 712 785 Q 559 755 527 751 Z", "M 514 419 Q 529 455 544 502 Q 551 524 562 547 Q 569 557 562 565 Q 555 575 525 588 Q 503 597 494 594 Q 482 590 485 575 Q 506 466 418 347 Q 373 295 326 241 Q 319 234 326 231 Q 333 230 343 235 Q 392 260 432 300 Q 472 337 495 382 Q 498 389 502 395 L 514 419 Z", "M 502 395 Q 572 340 657 258 Q 672 242 686 238 Q 695 237 701 246 Q 711 259 698 298 Q 683 346 514 419 C 486 431 478 414 502 395 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.