- 扇 — folding fan
- 扇子 — folding fan (common word)
- 扇風機 — electric fan
- 団扇 — round handheld fan
- 扇形 — fan shape; sector
- 扇の要 — the pivot (hinge) of a fan
A phono-semantic build: the radical 戸 (door frame, とだれ) sets the form, while 羽 (feathers) in the old composition evokes layered vanes. Open and the slats spread like wings; close and they fold at the hinge — the 要 (かなめ). From this motion and shape comes the meaning “fan.”