闪

• 拼音: shǎn
• 汉字拆解: 闪 = 门 (door) + 人 (person) — a person seen fleetingly through a doorway, hence flash or dodge

含义

To flash; to sparkle; to dodge quickly. Describes a sudden burst of light or a quick evasive movement.

Two main uses: (1) a sudden burst or flicker of light — 闪光 (flash), 闪烁 (twinkle); (2) to dodge or move quickly — 闪开 (move aside), 闪躲 (dodge). Also used for 闪腰 (to throw out one's back from a sudden movement).

例句

1. 天空中闪了一道亮光。
2. 她闪到一边，让后面的人先过。
3. 星星在夜空中不停地闪。

用法指南

语境: weather, everyday, action

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 快闪开，车来了！(Quick, move aside — a car is coming!)
• 远处的灯光一闪一闪的。(The lights in the distance are flickering.)

错误说法

• 我闪了一下眼睛 meaning 'I blinked' (闪 means to flash or dodge — for blinking, use 眨眼)

起源与历史

The character 闪 places 人 (person) inside 门 (door), evoking a person glimpsed briefly through a doorway — a fleeting flash.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal