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善 - shàn

good, virtuous, charitable, kind

good, virtuous, charitable, kind

How to read 善

Click 善 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshàn
Englishgood, virtuous, charitable, kind
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

善事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 善人. Please read 善哉 one more time.

Common words with this character

good deeds
philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer
excellent
good karma

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 善 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 善事 and 善人 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 善.