fan

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 扇 has 10 strokes, the on-reading せん, and the kun-readings おうぎ and あおぐ. 扇 (おうぎ) names a folding fan; 扇ぐ (あおぐ) means to fan.
• Basic usage: 扇 is a fan opened for use; 扇ぐ describes making a breeze by moving a fan or paper.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A fan and tools used for fanning
  • 金色の扇を開いた means that a dancer opened a golden fan. 祖母の扇 appears in the example describing white cranes painted on a grandmother's fan.
  • うちわで扇いだ means fanned a child who looked hot using a hand fan. 厚い紙で扇ぐ means to fan charcoal with thick paper.