HSK 3 · Common Objects

伞 sǎn “umbrella” in Chinese

Traditional 傘

What 伞 means

  1. umbrella
  2. parasol

Measure word 把 bǎ · 一把伞 yì bǎ sǎn

How to say 伞

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale伞sǎn3rd tone, dipping

伞 in a sentence

  1. 这把伞是谁的？

    Zhè bǎ sǎn shì shéi de?

    Whose umbrella is this?

    Sentence #360560 from Tatoeba

  2. 外面要下雨，别忘记带伞。

    Wàimiàn yào xiàyǔ, bié wàngjì dài sǎn.

    It’s going to rain, so don’t forget to take an umbrella.

    Sentence #2456613 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我丢了我的伞。

    Wǒ diū le wǒ de sǎn.

    I lost my umbrella.

    Sentence #332434 from Tatoeba

How 伞 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 伞 (sǎn) drawn as one shape
伞sǎnumbrella

伞 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 伞

伞 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

伞 (sǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 伞 (sǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 伞

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FAQs

伞 (sǎn) means “umbrella” or “parasol”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it sǎn: sǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 伞 is written 傘. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 把 (bǎ). For example, one umbrella is 一把伞 (yì bǎ sǎn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type san with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 伞 from the suggestions. Typing san into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
伞 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.