掞 [shàn]
1. Develop; unfold; to spread out.
- Example: "The court of heaven spreads the high culture, showing words like waves rushing."
2. To the fullest; exhaust.
3. To move quickly.
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1. Shine; illuminate.
- Example: "The front shines brightly."
2. Gorgeous; splendid.
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Verb: To illuminate.
- Example: In "Selected Works, Zuo Si, Shu Du Fu": "A quiet thought shines bright with virtue; I express elegance as I spread it out in the court of heaven."
- Example: In the Southern Dynasty Liang, Yu Jianwu’s poem "At the Feast in Xuanyou Hall": "Your virtue will be holy, and the talent of Chen Wang shines in the sky."
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1. In ancient times, it was interchangeable with "剡" (yǎn), meaning to sharpen or pare.
- Example: "Carving wood to make a boat, sharp wood for the oar."