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Chinese

傘

sǎn

umbrella; parasol

Pictogram
HSK 4
TOCFL 4
radical 人
12 strokes

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Origin

Pictogram (象形) - pictographic representation of an umbrella.

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Meanings

character

umbrella; parasol
chatra
umbrella-like object
parachute
a surname, San

國語辭典 definitions

遮蔽雨水或陽光的用具。通常以金屬或竹條做骨架，以布或油紙為傘面，可以任意張合。例：雨傘、洋傘、油紙傘　◎
形狀像傘的東西。例：降落傘

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How 傘 was written 字形演變

Small seal
說文小篆
Shuowen, c. 100 CE
Regular
楷書
since c. 200 CE

Historical forms collected by the legacy etymfun dataset; most characters have several attested variants.

Sources

Historical glyph forms (zdic.net 字形演变) — Rights unverified
HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary: 傘