PINYIN

shǎn

DEFINITION
  • to dodge
  • to duck out of the way
  • to beat it
  • shaken (by a fall)
  • to sprain
  • to pull a muscle
  • lightning
  • spark
  • a flash
  • to flash (across one's mind)
  • to leave behind
  • (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
EXAMPLE
闪烁 / shǎn shuò
flickering / twinkling / evasive / vague (of speech)