shǎn
esquiver; s'écarter; entorse; flash; scintiller; briller; éclair
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闪电在空中划过一道亮光。
shǎndiàn zài kōngzhōng huàguò yīdào liàngguāng.
Lightning flashed across the sky.
他闪身躲过了对方的攻击。
tā shǎnshēn duǒguòle duìfāng de gōngjī.
He dodged the opponent's attack.
这个主意真是太闪光了！
zhège zhǔyì zhēnshi tài shǎnguāngle!
That's a brilliant idea!
暗 (àn)
dark
灭 (miè)
extinguish
The Chinese character 闪 (shǎn) is composed of two parts: the radical 火 (huǒ), which means "fire", and the phonetic component 閃 (shǎn), which is a simplified form of the character 電 (diàn), which means "lightning". The character 闪 originally meant "to flash" or "to sparkle", and it was often used to describe the flickering of fire or lightning. Over time, the meaning of the character expanded to include other types of quick movements, such as the flashing of a light or the sudden appearance of something. Today, the character 闪 is commonly used in the sense of "to flash", "to sparkle", or "to appear suddenly". It can also be used in the sense of "to avoid" or "to dodge", as in the phrase 闪开 (shǎnkāi), which means "to move out of the way".
