Word: 善 (shàn) 善 dictionary entry shàn good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect Full dictionary entry for 善 Example sentences using 善 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 人的本性是善是恶，很难说。 Rén de běnxìng shì shàn shì è, hěn nánshuō. Whether human nature is good or evil is hard to say. 她不知道如何辨别善与恶。 Tā bù zhīdào rúhé biànbié shàn yǔ è. She doesn't know how to tell the difference between good and evil.