善 shàn

1. shàn adjective virtuous; wholesome; benevolent; well-disposed
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 善良 (CCD '善' 1; FE '善' 1; GHDC '善' 1)
2. shàn adjective happy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 吉 (GHDC '善' 5)
3. shàn adjective good
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 良好 (CCD '善' 3)
4. shàn adjective kind-hearted
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 友好 (CCD '善' 4; GHDC '善' 2)
5. shàn verb to be skilled at something
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 工巧 (ABCE '善'; CCD '善' 7; FE '善' 2)
6. shàn adjective familiar
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 熟悉 (CCD '善' 5; GHDC '善' 7)
7. shàn verb to repair
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '善' 4)
8. shàn verb to admire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 羡慕
9. shàn verb to praise
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 赞许 (GHDC '善' 4)
10. shàn adverb numerous; frequent; easy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 善 is the same as 常 or 易 (CCD '善' 9; GHDC '善' 5)
11. shàn proper noun Shan
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CCD '善' 10; GHDC '善' 10)

Contained in

• 改恶向善(改惡向善) turn away from evil and follow virtue
• 臻于完善(臻於完善) to attain perfection
• 改过从善(改過從善) to correct faults
• 善用 to be good at using (something)/to put (something) to good use
• 善能 to be good at
• 善意 goodwill
• 积聚众善(積聚眾善) to accumulate much goodness
• 慈善 benevolent; charitable
• 改过向善(改過向善) to correct faults
• 妥善 appropriate
• 长袖善舞(長袖善舞) long sleeve help good dancing
• 亲善(親善) goodwill
• 择善而从(擇善而從) to choose the right course and follow it
• 善风(善風) fair wind
• 善自为谋(善自為謀) to be good at working for one's own profit
• 乏善可陈(乏善可陳) to be nothing to write home about
• 慈善事业(慈善事業) a charity
• 同心慈善会 One Heart Charity
• 乐善(樂善) to enjoy doing good deeds
• 过而能改，善莫大焉(過而能改，善莫大焉) If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better
• 善心 kindness; benevolence; wholesome intentions
• 慈善机构(慈善機構) charity
• 圣人过善(聖人過善) a sage transcends goodness
• 来者不善，善者不来(來者不善，善者不來) He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come .; Be careful not to trust foreigners.
• 与人为善(與人為善) to be of service to others
• 兼善天下 benevolence spreads over the world
• 欲善其事，必先利其器 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools . Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
• 慈眉善眼 kind brows, pleasant eyes; amiable looking; benign-faced
• 善人 a good person ; a charitable person; a benevolent person ; a wholesome person [who believes in Buddhist values]
• 善后(善後) to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations
• 善有善报(善有善報) virtue has its rewards; one good turn deserves another
• 见善(見善) seeing goodness
• 和善 good-natured; kind; gentle
• 多愁善感 melancholy and moody; depressed personality
• 隐恶扬善(隱惡揚善) to praise the virtue of somebody or something while concealing their faults
• 善信 to devotedly believe
• 善缘(善緣) good fate; good karma ; good affinities
• 多谋善断(多謀善斷) resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious

Also contained in

李善长 、 十善道 、 四善根 、 七善 、 同行善知识 、 李善 、 阿拉善盟 、 贤善 、 教授善知识 、 接善戒 、 善思 、 善存 、 尹潽善

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷二 Scroll 2 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 338
• 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 307
• 卷八 Scroll 8 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 307
• 卷七 Scroll 7 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 254
• 卷十五 Scroll 15 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 222
• 卷九 Scroll 9 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 160
• 卷三十九 Scroll 39 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 159
• 卷六 Scroll 6 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 154
• 卷十一 Scroll 11 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 143
• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 131

Collocations

• 善善 (善善) 以明有國善善之功焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧緇衣 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Zi Yi — count: 10
• 善救 (善救) 善救衛也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 9
• 善辞 (善辭) 善辭也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
• 善政 (善政) 德惟善政 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 大禹謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Great Yu — count: 4
• 好善 (好善) 衞文公臣子多好善賢者 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧干旄 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Gan Mao — count: 4
• 曰善 (曰善) 君子曰善戒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 刑善 (刑善) 刑善也夫 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 劝善 (勸善) 懲惡而勸善 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 3
• 举善 (舉善) 能舉善也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 善道 (善道) 樂告以善道也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧干旄 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Gan Mao — count: 3