Manchu edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic *sian, compare Evenki се̄н (sēn) and Nanai сиан (sian).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᡧᠠᠨ (šan)

  1. ear
    ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
    ᡩᠠ
    šan-i daroot of the ear
    ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
    ᠰᡠᡳᡥᡝ
    šan-i suiheearlobe
  2. flash pan (a small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzle-loading guns)