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fir

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shan1 shān

Meaning


Primary

fir

Alternatives

China fir, fir tree

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop where he comes across a 杉 fir 木 tree. Its needles are so long that they seem like green 彡 hair, so Shrek starts taking them off to form a 杉 fir wig. This way he has green 杉 fir 彡 hair to match his green complexion.

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