Definitions

shān (noun) coral

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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The character 珊 is a phono-semantic compound with the jade radical 王 on the left, indicating the semantic category of precious stones or ornamental minerals, and the phonetic component 册 on the right, providing its pronunciation. Its meaning is essentially confined to the compound word 珊瑚, which denotes coral, the colorful marine structures valued for their beauty and use as ornaments. Due to this association with rare and attractive oceanic materials, 珊 is often used in female names, evoking elegance and natural refinement without additional grammatical functions.

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来了吗?

Shānshān lái le ma?

Has Shanshan come?

我很喜欢瑚。

Wǒ hěn xǐhuān shānhú.

I really like coral.

在看书。

Shānshān zài kànshū.

Shanshan is reading a book.

买了红瑚。

Shānshān mǎi le hóng shānhú.

Shanshan bought red coral.

海洋里有美丽瑚。

Hǎiyáng lǐ yǒu měilì shānhú.

There are beautiful corals in the ocean.

昨天去看了瑚展。

Shānshān zuótiān qù kàn le shānhú zhǎn.

Shanshan went to see the coral exhibition yesterday.

和朋友一起保护瑚礁。

Shānshān hé péngyou yīqǐ bǎohù shānhújiāo.

Shanshan and friends protect coral reefs together.

科学家研究瑚如何适应气候变化。

Kēxuéjiā yánjiū shānhú rúhé shìyìng qìhòu biànhuà.

Scientists study how corals adapt to climate change.