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闪

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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

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How 闪 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A man 人 just glimpsed through a door 门

components: 门 人

How to remember it

flash · Heisig RSH #2627

门 gate + 人 person

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 闪

WordPinyinMeaning
普通角闪石 pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
一闪而过 yī shǎn ér guò to flash past; to flit by
闪光点 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point
闪电战 shǎn diàn zhàn blitzkrieg; blitz
角闪石 jiǎo shǎn shí hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
闪米特 Shǎn mǐ tè Semitic
闪光弹 shǎn guāng dàn flashbang; stun grenade
闪电结婚 shǎn diàn jié hūn to get married soon after meeting
闪人 shǎn rén (coll.) to beat it; to take French leave
闪动 shǎn dòng to flicker or flash
闪电 shǎn diàn lightning; CL:道[dao4]
电闪 diàn shǎn lightning flashes
闪光灯 shǎn guāng dēng flash bulb (photography)
闪出 shǎn chū to flash; to sparkle; to appear suddenly
闪开 shǎn kāi to get out of the way
闪语 Shǎn yǔ Semitic language
闪眼 shǎn yǎn to dazzle; to blink at; to open one's eyes wide
闪石 shǎn shí amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
闪光 shǎn guāng flash
闪点 shǎn diǎn flash point (chemistry)