伞

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umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]

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Formation & memory

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Pictograph (象形字)

An umbrella

Components 人 ? unknown part

umbrella · Heisig RSH #1598

umbrella + animal horns + needle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
和尚打伞，无法无天	hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān	lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮\|发[fa4] vs 法[f…
爱心伞	ài xīn sǎn	courtesy umbrella (one made available for borrowing)
伞形科	sǎn xíng kē	Umbelliferae or Apiaceae, plant family containing carrot, coriander etc
小雨伞	xiǎo yǔ sǎn	(slang) condom
低空跳伞	dī kōng tiào sǎn	BASE Jumping
特技跳伞	tè jì tiào sǎn	skydiving
和尚打伞	hé shang dǎ sǎn	see 和尚打傘，無法無天\|和尚打伞，无法无天[he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1]
收旗卷伞	shōu qí juǎn sǎn	(lit.) to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom); (fig.) to stop what one is doing
保护伞	bǎo hù sǎn	protective umbrella; fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt)
坐降落伞	zuò jiàng luò sǎn	to do a parachute jump
造型跳伞	zào xíng tiào sǎn	formation skydiving
矮脚罗伞	ǎi jiǎo luó sǎn	Ardisia villosa
伞下	sǎn xià	under the umbrella of
打伞	dǎ sǎn	to hold up an umbrella
阳伞	yáng sǎn	parasol
降落伞	jiàng luò sǎn	parachute
伞形	sǎn xíng	umbrella-shaped
伞兵	sǎn bīng	paratrooper
雨伞	yǔ sǎn	umbrella; CL:把[ba3]
伞菌	sǎn jùn	agaric