伞
sǎn · HSK 4
umbrella
☂️ top stroke is the canopy; strokes below are ribs and handle
The character 伞 is a pictograph of an umbrella: the wide top represents the canopy, the four small strokes inside are the ribs, and the vertical line is the handle. Pinyin sǎn rhymes with the English word span — what a canopy does.
伞 — top 人 + four 人 + central 十
伞 is a pictograph of an open umbrella or parasol viewed from the side. The top stroke shows the canopy, the small strokes underneath represent the ribs or people sheltering, and the vertical line is the handle. It is a simplified form of the traditional 傘.