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HSK
7-9

without authority

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shan4 shàn

Meaning


Primary

without authority

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop where he hears a strange noise. He opens the 亠 lid of the toilet seat only to find that there is a small 回 whirlpool inside. He throws a 扌 finger into the 回 whirlpool, only for his boss to suddenly appear and yell at him for doing so 擅 without authority. His boss points to a sign that says: "Cannot throw 扌 fingers into the toilet 回 whirlpool 擅 without authority (unless it is before 旦 daybreak)." Sure enough, it is after 旦 daybreak.