善 (sin6 | shan4) : good; virtuous; charitable; kind

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善

sin6

shan4

[1] good; virtuous; charitable; kind; goodness; virtue; good deeds; benevolent actions [2] [v] be good at; be skilled in [3] [v] perfect; make a success of [4] [v] remedy; relieve [5] properly

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

善

This word has been viewed 13991 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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善於 sin6 jyu1 shan4 yu2 = be good at; be skilled at; be adept at

善良 sin6 loeng4 shan4 liang2 = good; kind-hearted

完善 jyun4 sin6 wan2 shan4 = perfect; complete

妥善 to5 sin6 tuo3 shan4 = appropriate; proper

改善 goi2 sin6 gai3 shan4 = to make better; to improve

面善 min6 sin6 = look familiar

善男信女 sin6 naam4 seon3 neoi5 = devotees to Buddha; devout men and women

善棍 sin6 gwan3 = a charity racketeer

不完善 bat1 jyun4 sin6 bu4 wan2 shan4 = imperfect 國

不完善的 bat1 jyun4 sin6 dik1 bu4 wan2 shan4 de5 = faulty 國

改善通訊 goi2 sin6 tung1 seon3 gai3 shan4 tong1 xun4 = to improve communications

改善關係 goi2 sin6 gwaan1 hai6 gai3 shan4 guan1 xi5 = to improve relations

慈善 ci4 sin6 ci2 shan4 = charity

慈善機構 ci4 sin6 gei1 kau3 ci2 shan4 ji1 gou4 = charity association

偽善 ngai6 sin6 wei3 shan4 = hypocritical

偽善者 ngai6 sin6 ze2 wei4 shan4 zhe3 = hypocrite

多多益善 do1 do1 jik1 sin6 duo1 duo1 yi4 shan4 = the more the better

和善 wo4 sin6 he2 shan4 = good-natured

慈善事業 ci4 sin6 si6 jip6 ci2 shan4 shi4 ye4 = [n] philanthropy

慈善家 ci4 sin6 gaa1 ci2 shan4 jia1 = [n] philanthropist

善意 sin6 ji3 = gesture of goodwill

善解人意 sin6 gaai2 jan4 ji3 shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4 = to be considerate, thoughtful

友善 jau5 sin6 you3 shan4 = amicability; fraternization; friendship

善舉 sin6 geoi2 = good deeds

善事 sin6 si6 shan4 shi4 = good deeds

從善如流 cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 cong2 shan4 ru2 liu2 = readily accept good advice (as naturally as a river follows its course)

美善 mei5 sin6 mei3 shan4 = beautiful and good

慈善賣物會 ci4 sin6 maai6 mat6 wui6*2 = a charity bazaar (common formation)

改善肌膚質感 goi2 sin6 gei1 fu1 zat1 gam2 = improve skin texture (common formation)

腍善 nam4 sin6 = kindly; nice; amiable 粵

善變 sin6 bin3 shan4 bian4 = prone to change; apt to change

能言善道 nang4 jin4 sin6 dou6 neng2 yan2 shan4 dao4 = eloquent, endowed with the gift of glib

能言善辯 nang4 jin4 sin6 bin6 neng2 yan2 shan4 bian4 = eloquent; to have a silver tongue; glib; be good at debating

善忘 sin6 mong4 shan4 wang4 = forgetful; easy to forget

慈善團體 ci4 sin6 tyun4 tai2 ci2 shan4 tuan2 ti3 = charity association, charity organisation

善用 sin6 jung6 shan4 jong4 = be good at using something

良善 loeng4 sin6 liang2 shan4 = (of character) good; kind

善款 sin6 fun2 shan4 kuan3 = money donated for charity 粵

善惡 sin6 ok3 shan4 e4 = good and evil

善待 sin6 doi6 shan4 dai4 = treat favourably; treat good

親善 can1 sin6 qin1 shan4 = goodwill; congenial; friendship (between countries); amicable

不善 bat1 sin6 bu4 shan4 = bad; ill; not good at

嘉善 gaa1 sin6 jia1 shan4 = Jiashan (place in Zhejiang)

善哉 sin6 zoi1 shan4 zai1 = an expression of praise

匯豐銀行慈善基金優秀教練選舉 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4 ci4 sin6 gei1 gam1 jau1 sau3 gaau3 lin6 syun2 geoi2 = Hong Kong Bank Foundation Coaching Awards (common formation)

人善人欺天不欺 jan4 sin6 jan4 hei1 tin1 bat1 hei1 = Kind people may be deceived by humans but not by God

善長仁翁 sin6 zoeng2 jan4 jung1 shan4 zhang3 ren2 weng1 = a donor to charity 粵

孳孳為善 zi1 zi1 wai4 sin6 zi1 zi1 wei2 shan4 = to persist in doing good; to persevere in doing good

循循善誘 ceon4 ceon4 sin6 jau5 xun2 xun2 shan4 you3 = to guide or mentor with patience

改善空間 goi2 sin6 hung1 gaan1 gai3 shan4 kong1 jian1 = rooms for improvement

獨善其身 duk6 sin1 kei4 san1 du2 shan4 qi2 shen1 = maintain personal integrity; be concerned only for oneself

驍勇善戰 hiu1 jung5 sin6 zin3 xiao1 yong3 shan4 zhan4 = valiant and a skilled at fighting

知錯能改，善莫大焉 zi1 co3 nang4 goi2 sin6 mok6 daai6 jin4 zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3 shan4 mo4 da4 yan1 = nothing is better than to correct one's mistakes

乏善足陳 fat6 sin6 zuk1 can4 fa2 shan4 zu2 chen2 = to have nothing good to say

有所改善 jau5 so2 goi2 sin6 you3 suo3 gai3 shan4 = have improved to some extent

至善坐 zi3 sin6 co5 = [yoga] Siddhasana, Adept's Pose

善化鎮 sin6 faa3 zan3 shan4 hua4 zhen4 = Shanhua (town in Taiwan)

Showing 1 example containing 善

佢份人好善忘架。粵
(S)He is very forgetful.
[Although 份人 may be omitted, it can emphasize the sentence is talking about "personality". ]

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