Umbrella in Chinese (Mandarin): 伞 (sǎn)
伞
sǎn
umbrella
- Simplified
- 伞
- Traditional
- 傘
- Pinyin
- sǎn
- Typed as
- san
Use it in a sentence
下雨了，我打伞。
下雨了，我打傘。
It is raining, so I hold up an umbrella.
The characters in 伞
伞 / 傘
Umbrella. It looks like an open umbrella with its handle.
6 strokes
Third tone, dipping low. An umbrella for rain is 雨伞 (yǔsǎn), and a raincoat is 雨衣 (yǔyī).
More examples with 伞
我的伞是黄色的。
我的傘是黃色的。
Wǒ de sǎn shì huángsè de.
My umbrella is yellow.
别忘了带伞。
別忘了帶傘。
Bié wàng le dài sǎn.
Don't forget to bring an umbrella.
How to write 伞 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
伞 6 strokes
In Traditional characters:
傘 12 strokes
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