Chinese symbol for “umbrella”
伞
sǎn
Traditional: 傘
umbrella; parasol; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for umbrella is 伞 (sǎn), defined as: umbrella; parasol; measure word: 把 (bǎ).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “umbrella”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雨伞 (雨傘) | yǔ sǎn | umbrella; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 跳伞 (跳傘) | tiào sǎn | to parachute; to bail out |
| 伞兵 (傘兵) | sǎn bīng | paratrooper |
| 降落伞 (降落傘) | jiàng luò sǎn | parachute |
| 保护伞 (保護傘) | bǎo hù sǎn | protective umbrella; fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt) |
| 伞形 (傘形) | sǎn xíng | umbrella-shaped |
See also: Japanese symbol for “umbrella”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.