閃 - Dong Chinese dictionary

shǎn

flash

Original meaning:

peek

Depicts a person (人) peeking through the space in the middle of a door (門). Based on the original meaning "peek". The meaning later shifted to "dodge" and "flash".

Components

門 Iconic component

mén

door

人 Iconic component

rén

person

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

闪 (閃)

shǎn

flash; avoid, dodge, evade; 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

闪 (閃)

Shǎn

surname Shan

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