02840 Chinese character of 栓 and pronounce saan1

The Chinese character【栓】that I will teach you today is a word that describes an object or an action. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Latch or fasten. Explanation: (1) A valve device on an object that can be opened and closed. Such as: “valve”, “door bolt”, “fire hydrant”. (2) Bottle stopper. Such as: “bottle stopper”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【栓】:shuān

Cantonese Jyutping of 【栓】:saan1

This section covers the key information related to the character 【栓】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【栓】, for example:Describing an object or action , It means mainly latch or fix.The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【栓】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【門栓、栓塞】(Mandarin Pinyin:mén shuān 、shuān sāi/ Cantonese Jyutping:mun4 saan1 、saan1 coi3)

There are exactly 10 strokes in this character,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


他將門栓插好以確保安全。

He bolted the door for security.


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