善 (shàn)
good; kind; benevolent
How 善 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 羊 — sheep
- Traditional
- 善
- Simplified
- 善 (unchanged)
Common words using 善
- 善於 shànyú
- to be good at; to be adept at
- 善良 shànliáng
- good and honest; kind-hearted
- 完善 wánshàn
- perfect; to make perfect; to improve
- 改善 gǎishàn
- to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 友善 yǒushàn
- friendly
- 善事 shànshì
- good deeds
- 善哉 shànzāi
- excellent
- 善待 shàndài
- to treat well
- 善心 shànxīn
- kindness; benevolence; philanthropy
- 善惡 shànè
- good and evil; good versus evil
- 善意 shànyì
- goodwill; benevolence; kindness
- 善款 shànkuǎn
- contributions; donations
善 in a sentence
她是一個很善良的人。
Tā shì yí ge hěn shànliáng de rén.
“She is a very kind person.”
How common is 善?
善 is the 748th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 84.1% of all running text.
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