A handheld fan includes a housing, a fan assembly mounted in the housing and close to a rear portion of the housing, a semiconductor chilling plate mounted in the housing and arranged in front of the fan assembly, and a cold conducting piece arranged on a front end of the housing. A front end surface of the semiconductor chilling plate is a cooling surface. The cold conducting piece is attached to the front end surface of the semiconductor chilling plate. An air outlet is defined between the cold conducting piece and the housing.