散 sǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
散发
sànfā
to emit, to give off
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
Example phrases
- 新买的木材散发出淡淡的香味。 Xīn mǎi de mùcái sànfā chū dàndàn de xiāngwèi. The newly bought timber gives off a faint fragrance.
- 厨房里散发出一阵阵面包的香味。 Chúfáng li sànfā chū yí zhènzhèn miànbāo de xiāngwèi. Waves of the smell of bread drifted out of the kitchen.
- 这盏灯散发着温暖的黄光，让房间很舒服。 Zhè zhǎn dēng sànfā zhe wēnnuǎn de huáng guāng, ràng fángjiān hěn shūfu. This lamp gives off a warm yellow light, making the room very cosy.
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 sàn to scatter, to disperse
- 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
- 出发 chūfā to set out