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fan a fire

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Pinyin

shan1 shān

Meaning


Primary

fan a fire

Alternatives

fan the fire, fanning the fire, fanning a fire, fan fire

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop where he is trying to make a 火 fire. He lights a bunch of 羽 feathers he bought from the pawn shop on 火 fire. Then he gets a 尸 flag and uses that to 煽 fan the fire, giving it enough oxygen to grow larger. He keeps on 煽 fanning the fire until it is so large that it nearly reaches Shrek's height, and makes the pawn shop owner call the police.

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