Shan may refer to:
People and languages Shan (surname), or 单 in Chinese, a Chinese surname Shan, a variant of the Welsh given name usually spelled Siân Occasionally used as a short form of Shannen/Shannon
Ethnic groups and languages Shan people, Southeast Asian ethnic group inhabiting Myanmar Shan language Dai people, also known as Shan, ethnic group in China Shanrong (山戎), term for "mountain barbarian" in Shanxi, Hubei in northern China
Individuals Shaan Shahid, Pakistani actor, model, writer and film director MC Shan, rapper Liu Shan, second emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. Fu Buqi (宓不齊; Fu Pu-ch'i; born 521BC) who was accorded the title 'Count of Shan'
Places China Shaanxi, abbreviated as Shan (陕), province of the People's Republic of China Shan County, Shandong (单县), county in Heze, Shandong, China Shan County, Henan (陕县), now Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia city, a county in Sanmenxia, Henan, China Shantou, or Shan (汕), a city in Guangdong, China Shan (鄯), a region in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Shan (剡), a river in the Zhejiang Province of China Shan Hills, a region of Burma, China, and Thailand
Other places Shan State of Burma (modern state) Shan States of Burma (historical kingdoms) Shan Hills, a region of Burma, China, and Thailand Shan (鄯), ancient Western Regions (西域) to the west of China 山, shan, Chinese character (used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean) for "mountains" or "mountain range" Mount Shani or Gora Shan, a mountain in the Caucasus
Other uses Shan Foods, a brand of Pakistani cuisine spice mixes Insect from Shaggai, or Shan, a fictional alien race in the writings of Ramsey Campbell The Shan Horse, a horse breed from the Shan State of Myanmar
See also Xiao (mythology), several creatures from Chinese mythology Shaan (disambiguation) Shani (disambiguation) Shan'L