善
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善
- shàn (shan⁴) Mandarin, Pinyin
- ㄕㄢˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
- sin⁶ Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
- sen⁵ Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
- sen⁵⁻⁴ Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
- san Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
- san³ Jin, Wiktionary specific
- sīng Min Bei, 建寧羅馬字
- siêng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
- siān Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
- siêng⁶ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
- siang⁶ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
- ⁶zoe Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
- shàn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
- ㄕㄢˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
- shàn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
- shan⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
- shàn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
- shann Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
- шань Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
- /ʂän⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
- sin⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- sihn Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- xin⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- /siːn²²/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- sen⁵ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
- sen⁵⁻⁴ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
- /sen³²/ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
Where it comes from
金文原作譱，由两个言 (上古 *ŋan)和一个羊组成。言 (上古 *ŋan)可能表音，而羊則表“好；美”義。小篆善形较金文字形有所简化，由一个言和一个羊组成。
据《說文解字》，譱形為會意漢字：誩 (“争论”) + 羊 – 義；美。這種解釋可能是附会。
可能与繕 (上古 *ɡjens, “修補；修理”)有关。
In English
- good the forces of good
Talk about this word "善." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%96%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. 善. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%96%84 "善." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%96%84.Cite this
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title = {善},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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