散 sǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
散
sàn
to scatter, to disperse
Character
Example phrases
- 会议结束后，人群很快散了，广场恢复了平静。 Huìyì jiéshù hòu, rénqún hěn kuài sàn le, guǎngchǎng huīfù le píngjìng. After the meeting ended, the crowd quickly dispersed and the square became calm again.
- 雾慢慢散了，远处的山露了出来。 Wù mànmàn sàn le, yuǎnchù de shān lù le chūlái. The fog slowly cleared, and the mountains in the distance came into view.
- 聚会结束后，大家都散了，只剩我一个人在收拾。 Jùhuì jiéshù hòu, dàjiā dōu sàn le, zhǐ shèng wǒ yí ge rén zài shōushi. After the party, everyone left, and only I was left tidying up.
Related words
- 散步 sànbù to take a walk
- 分散 fēnsàn to scatter; to distract
- 散 sǎn to scatter; to disperse
- 散 sǎn loose; scattered
- 散文 sǎnwén prose; essay
- 散发 sànfā to emit, to give off
- 解散 jiěsàn to dissolve; to disband
- 扩散 kuòsàn to spread; diffuse; disseminate
- 散布 sànbù to spread; to disseminate; to be scattered
- 散落 sànluò to scatter; to fall and be scattered
- 疏散 shūsàn to evacuate; to disperse; scattered
- 躲避 duǒbì to avoid, to hide