Ideographic: A man 人 just glimpsed through a door 门Radical:

meaning for shǎn:

  • - to dodge
  • - to duck out of the way
  • - to beat it
  • - shaken (by a fall)
  • - to sprain
  • - to pull a muscle
  • - lightning
  • - spark
  • - a flash
  • - to flash (across one's mind)
  • - to leave behind
  • - (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
  • - to dodge
  • - to duck out of the way
  • - to beat it
  • - shaken (by a fall)
  • - to sprain
  • - to pull a muscle
  • - lightning
  • - spark
  • - a flash
  • - to flash (across one's mind)
  • - to leave behind
  • - (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharineflickering
  • - twinkling
  • - evasive
  • - vague (of speech)flickering
  • - sparkling
  • - glistening
  • - glitteringflashlightning
  • - Classifiers: 道 brilliant
  • - shiny
  • - a flare
  • - to glisten
  • - to twinkle