伞傘 sǎn — umbrella, parasol
sǎn (third tone, dipping)san3
Traditional: 傘
umbrella, parasol
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 把
Meanings
umbrella, parasol
The character is the thing seen from the side: a canopy, the ribs beneath it, and the handle running down. It shelters from rain and from sun alike — Chinese does not split the word the way English splits umbrella from parasol.
noun
Example sentences
- 下雨了，你带伞了吗？下雨了，你帶傘了嗎？Xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping) le, (neutral tone) nǐ (third tone, dipping) dài (fourth tone, falling) sǎn (third tone, dipping) le (neutral tone) ma? (neutral tone)···
It’s raining — did you bring an umbrella?
- 我的伞是红的，那把是他的。我的傘是紅的，那把是他的。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) sǎn (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) hóng (second tone, rising) de, (neutral tone) nà (fourth tone, falling) bǎ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) de. (neutral tone)···
My umbrella is the red one; that one is his.
Common mistakes
Not quite我有一个伞。
Correct我有一把伞。
把 counts things you take hold of by a handle: 伞, 椅子, 刀. It is the same 把 as the object-fronting 把, and the handle is the image behind both.