善（shan）
Name meaning
善 (Shan) carries goodness, kindness and practiced virtue. In a name it suggests moral warmth, decency and a person inclined to do right without self-advertisement.
Practical naming use
善 (Shan) is useful when a name needs good, kind, virtuous rather than a generic pleasant sound. Its best register is virtue, classic, so it can support a unisex name that feels culturally legible, visually compact and easy to explain. The character should be paired with a second character that gives the image a human scene: learning, calm action, public responsibility, graceful movement or long-range aspiration.
Pair 善 (Shan) with characters that soften or complete its core image. Bright partners make it more optimistic; scholarly partners make it more literate; water or nature partners make it calmer; virtue partners make it more formal.
善安 (Shanan): Shan contributes good, kind; An adds peace, safety.
Historical / name-use references
李善 (Li Shan)
Tang scholar known for commentary on the Wen Xuan; 善 (Shan) appears in his given name.