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Character

散

sàn HSK 4
sǎn HSK 6
散 sàn HSK 4
  • 1. to disperse; to scatter (opposite of 聚)
  • 2. to spread; to distribute; to hand out; to disperse
  • 3. to relieve; to dispel (worries, boredom, etc.)
  • 4. to cancel an agreement or contract; to dismiss (Northern Mandarin)
Words using 散 as sàn (8)
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  • 6 散落 sàn luò — to scatter, to be scattered HSK 7
    • 散 to scatter, to disperse
    • 落 to fall, to drop
    Example

    秋天的落叶散落在院子里。

    qiū tiān de luò yè sàn luò zài yuàn zi lǐ

    Autumn leaves are scattered in the yard.

  • 7 疏散 shū sàn — evacuate; disperse HSK 7
    • 疏 to thin out; to loosen; to make less dense
    • 散 to scatter; to disperse; to distribute
    Example

    火灾发生后，所有居民都被疏散了。

    huǒ zài fā shēng hòu suǒ yǒu jū mín dōu bèi shū sàn le

    After the fire broke out, all residents were evacuated.

  • 8 解散 jiě sàn — disband HSK 7
    • 解 to untie, to break apart, to dissolve
    • 散 to scatter, to disperse, to separate
    Example

    公司决定解散这个部门。

    gōng sī jué dìng jiě sàn zhè ge bù mén

    The company decided to disband this department.

散 sǎn HSK 6
  • 1. unrestrained; unconstrained
  • 2. scattered; sporadic; not concentrated
  • 3. powdered traditional Chinese medicine; medicinal powder
  • 4. a surname
Words using 散 as sǎn (1)
  • 1 散文 sǎn wén — prose HSK 6
    • 散 free-form, unstructured
    • 文 writing, literature
    Example

    这本书收录了许多优美的散文。

    zhè běn shū shōu lù le xǔ duō yōu měi de sǎn wén

    This book contains many beautiful prose pieces.

Structure & writing
散 sàn — to disperse; to scatter (opposite of 聚)
Xpinyin
散 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 6
撒 sā to release; to open up

散 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order