pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
闪 
閃 
shan3 
 
 
surname Shan 
闪 
閃 
shan3 
 
 
to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine 
 
strokes 
10 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
2 
 
电闪 
電閃 
dian4 shan3 
 
 
lightning flashes 
东躲西闪 
東躲西閃 
dong1 duo3 xi1 shan3 
 
 
to dodge about 
躲躲闪闪 
躲躲閃閃 
duo3 duo3 shan3 shan3 
 
 
to evade; to dodge (out of the way) 
躲闪 
躲閃 
duo3 shan3 
 
 
to evade; to dodge (out of the way) 
寒光闪闪 
寒光閃閃 
han2 guang1 shan3 shan3 
 
 
to glitter like frost and snow (idiom) 
忽闪 
忽閃 
hu1 shan3 
 
 
to glitter; to gleam; to sparkle; to flash 
角闪石 
角閃石 
jiao3 shan3 shi2 
 
 
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole) 
金光闪烁 
金光閃爍 
jin1 guang1 shan3 shuo4 
 
 
spangle 
快闪记忆体 
快閃記憶體 
kuai4 shan3 ji4 yi4 ti3 
 
 
flash memory 
亮闪闪 
亮閃閃 
liang4 shan3 shan3 
 
 
bright 
扑闪 
撲閃 
pu1 shan3 
 
 
to wink; to blink 
普通角闪石 
普通角閃石 
pu3 tong1 jiao3 shan3 shi2 
 
 
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole) 
闪避 
閃避 
shan3 bi4 
 
 
to dodge; to sidestep 
闪存 
閃存 
shan3 cun2 
 
 
(electronic) flash memory 
闪存盘 
閃存盤 
shan3 cun2 pan2 
 
 
USB flash drive; jump drive; thumb drive; memory stick 
闪点 
閃點 
shan3 dian3 
 
 
flash point 
闪电 
閃電 
shan3 dian4 
 
 
lightning 
闪电式结婚 
閃電式結婚 
shan3 dian4 shi4 jie2 hun1 
 
 
lightning wedding; to get married on the spur of the moment; abbr. to 閃婚|闪婚 
闪电战 
閃電戰 
shan3 dian4 zhan4 
 
 
Blitzkrieg; lightning war 
闪动 
閃動 
shan3 dong4 
 
 
to flicker or flash 
闪躲 
閃躲 
shan3 duo3 
 
 
to dodge; to evade 
闪光 
閃光 
shan3 guang1 
 
 
flash 
闪光灯 
閃光燈 
shan3 guang1 deng1 
 
 
flash bulb (photography) 
闪光点 
閃光點 
shan3 guang1 dian3 
 
 
lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point 
闪光胶 
閃光膠 
shan3 guang1 jiao1 
 
 
glitter glue 
闪过 
閃過 
shan3 guo4 
 
 
to flash through (one's mind); to dodge (away from pursuers) 
闪含语系 
閃含語系 
shan3 han2 yu3 xi4 
 
 
Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc) 
闪辉 
閃輝 
shan3 hui1 
 
 
scintillation 
闪婚 
閃婚 
shan3 hun1 
 
 
lightning wedding; to get married on the spur of the moment 
闪击 
閃擊 
shan3 ji1 
 
 
lightning attack; Blitzkrieg 
闪击战 
閃擊戰 
shan3 ji1 zhan4 
 
 
lightning war; Blitzkrieg 
闪卡 
閃卡 
shan3 ka3 
 
 
flashcard 
闪开 
閃開 
shan3 kai1 
 
 
to get out of the way 
闪离 
閃離 
shan3 li2 
 
 
to get divorced shortly after marriage; to resign shortly after getting employed 
闪亮 
閃亮 
shan3 liang4 
 
 
brilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle 
闪亮儿 
閃亮兒 
shan3 liang4 er5 
 
 
erhua variant of 閃亮|闪亮 
闪灵 
閃靈 
shan3 ling2 
 
 
The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel); ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band) 
闪露 
閃露 
shan3 lu4 
 
 
to reveal momentarily 
闪米特 
閃米特 
shan3 mi3 te4 
 
 
Semitic 
闪念 
閃念 
shan3 nian4 
 
 
sudden idea; flash of thought 
闪让 
閃讓 
shan3 rang4 
 
 
to jump out of the way 
闪人 
閃人 
shan3 ren2 
 
 
(coll.) to beat it; to take French leave 
闪闪 
閃閃 
shan3 shan3 
 
 
flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering 
闪射 
閃射 
shan3 she4 
 
 
to radiate; to shine; glitter of light; a glint 
闪身 
閃身 
shan3 shen1 
 
 
to dodge 
闪失 
閃失 
shan3 shi1 
 
 
mishap; accident; accidental loss 
闪石 
閃石 
shan3 shi2 
 
 
amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral) 
闪铄 
閃鑠 
shan3 shuo4 
 
 
variant of 閃爍|闪烁 
闪烁 
閃爍 
shan3 shuo4 
 
 
flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech) 
闪烁其词 
閃爍其詞 
shan3 shuo4 qi2 ci2 
 
 
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush 
闪烁体 
閃爍體 
shan3 shuo4 ti3 
 
 
scintillator 
闪痛 
閃痛 
shan3 tong4 
 
 
stabbing pain; intermittent flash of pain 
闪退 
閃退 
shan3 tui4 
 
 
(of a mobile app) to crash on startup; to crash 
闪现 
閃現 
shan3 xian4 
 
 
to flash 
闪眼 
閃眼 
shan3 yan3 
 
 
to dazzle; to blink at; to open one's eyes wide 
闪耀 
閃耀 
shan3 yao4 
 
 
to glint; to glitter; to sparkle; to radiate 
闪熠 
閃熠 
shan3 yi4 
 
 
to flare; to flash 
闪映 
閃映 
shan3 ying4 
 
 
twinkle; flare 
闪语 
閃語 
shan3 yu3 
 
 
Semitic language 
闪转腾挪 
閃轉騰挪 
shan3 zhuan3 teng2 nuo2 
 
 
to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts) 
闪灼 
閃灼 
shan3 zhuo2 
 
 
flash 
闪族 
閃族 
shan3 zu2 
 
 
the Semites 
一闪而过 
一閃而過 
yi1 shan3 er2 guo4 
 
 
to flash past; to flit by 
一闪念 
一閃念 
yi1 shan3 nian4 
 
 
sudden idea; flash of insight