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我有一把漂亮的扇子。
wǒ yǒu yī bǎ piàoliang de shànzi.
I have a beautiful fan.
夏天的时候，我会用扇子扇风。
xiàtiān de shíhòu, wǒ huì yòng shànzi shàn fēng.
In the summer, I will use a fan to fan the wind.
扇子是中国传统的工艺品。
shànzi shì zhōngguó chuántǒng de gōngyìpǐn.
The fan is a traditional Chinese handicraft.
摺扇 (zhé shàn)
folding fan
團扇 (tuán shàn)
round fan
空调 (kōngtiáo)
air conditioner
电扇 (diànshàn)
electric fan
The Chinese word 扇子 (shànzi) for "fan" is composed of two characters: 扇 (shàn) and 子 (zi). The character 扇 originally meant "to spread out" or "to fan", and was often used in the context of spreading out wings or feathers. Over time, it came to be used specifically for the object used for creating a breeze, hence the meaning "fan". The character 子 (zi) is a common suffix in Chinese that can have various meanings, including "son", "seed", or "small". In the case of 扇子, it is used as a diminutive suffix, indicating that the object is a small fan. Therefore, the word 扇子 literally means "small spreading object" or "small fan".
