00815 Chinese character of 善 and pronounce sin6

The Chinese character【善】is a word that describes character or ability, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Kind and good at it. Explanation: (1) Good, positive. Such as: “good and evil”, “good deeds”, “good people”, “good deeds”. (2) Beautiful things. Such as: “Do one good deed a day”, “Doing good brings the greatest joy”, “Hide the evil and promote the good”. (3) Expertise. For example: “good at rhetoric”, “good at singing and dancing”, “brave and good at fighting”. (4) Familiar. For example: “kind face”. (5) Easy. Such as: “forgetful”, “fickle”, “sentimental”, “understanding”. (6) Be kind to others. Such as: “kind”, “friendly”, “treat well”. (7) To organize and process. Such as: “aftermath”.

Here’s the way to say this Chinese character aloud.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【善】:shàn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【善】:sin6

Below, you’ll find general facts about the Chinese character 【善】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【善】, for example:Describe personality or abilities , It mainly means being kind and good at .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【善】is a word that, when joined with additional words, constructs more precise phrases, like【善良、擅長】(Mandarin Pinyin:shàn liáng 、shàn zhǎng/ Cantonese Jyutping:sin6 loeng4 、sin6 coeng4)

To form this character, you need 12 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here’s a sample sentence featuring this character.:


他善良的行為受到大家的一致讚揚。

His kind behavior was praised by everyone.


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