珊
coral
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,796 U+73CA
How 珊 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
王 (semantic, “jade”) + 册 (phonetic, cè)
How to remember it
coral · Heisig RSH #2785
jewel + 册 Vol
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 册
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 册 (cè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 册 sound component | cè | book, volume, register, list |
| 跚 | shān | to stagger, to limp |
| 姗 | shān | to slander, to ridicule; to go slowly; graceful |
Words containing 珊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苏珊·波伊尔 | Sū shān · Bō yī ěr | Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition |
| 卡珊德拉 | Kǎ shān dé lā | Cassandra (given name); Cassandra (character in Greek mythology) |
| 萨珊王朝 | Sà shān Wáng cháo | Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD) |
| 李丽珊 | Lǐ Lì shān | Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong |
| 苏珊 | Sū shān | Susan (name) |
| 夜阑珊 | yè lán shān | late at night |
| 关颖珊 | Guān Yǐng shān | Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist |
| 红珊瑚 | hóng shān hú | red coral; precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) |
| 草珊瑚 | cǎo shān hú | Sarcandra glabra (botany) |
| 珊卓 | Shān zhuó | Sandra (name) |
| 贵珊瑚 | guì shān hú | precious coral; red coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) |
| 阑珊 | lán shān | coming to an end; waning |
| 珊瑚礁 | shān hú jiāo | coral reef |
| 珊瑚 | shān hú | coral |