Chinese words pronounced shan (any tone) 48 words, in the 3 tones shan is read in. shān (1st tone) 21 words 山(shān) mountain 扇(shān) fan 珊(shān) coral 衫(shān) garment 杉(shān) China fir 栅(shān) used in 栅极 shānjí 苫(shān) straw mat 删(shān) delete 煽(shān) incite 膻(shān) fetid 芟(shān) cut down 姗(shān) used in 姗姗 shānshān 山(shān) mountain 扇(shān) fan 珊(shān) coral 衫(shān) garment 杉(shān) China fir 柵(shān) used in 栅极 shānjí 苫(shān) straw mat 刪(shān) delete 煽(shān) incite 羴(shān) flock of sheep or goats 芟(shān) cut down 姍(shān) used in 姗姗 shānshān All 21 words pronounced shān shǎn (3rd tone) 4 words 闪(shǎn) dodge 陕(shǎn) short name for Shaanxi 陕西 shǎnxī 掺(shǎn) grasp 睒(shǎn) furtively glance 閃(shǎn) dodge 陝(shǎn) short name for Shaanxi 陕西 shǎnxī 摻(shǎn) grasp 睒(shǎn) furtively glance shàn (4th tone) 26 words 善(shàn) good 单(shàn) surname Shan 扇(shàn) fan 擅(shàn) without authority 禅(shàn) abdicate 膳(shàn) meals 蟮(shàn) used in 蛐蟮 qūshan and 曲蟮 qūshan 缮(shàn) repair 苫(shàn) cover 讪(shàn) mock 赡(shàn) support 掸(shàn) Shan 善(shàn) good 單(shàn) surname Shan 扇(shàn) fan 擅(shàn) without authority 禪(shàn) abdicate 膳(shàn) meals 蟮(shàn) used in 蛐蟮 qūshan and 曲蟮 qūshan 繕(shàn) repair 苫(shàn) cover 訕(shàn) mock 贍(shàn) support 撣(shàn) Shan All 26 words pronounced shàn Often confused with shan shang in any tone 17 words