散 sǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
散落
sànluò
to scatter; to fall and be scattered
Characters in this word
落 luò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 洛 a river in the Shanxi province
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 暴雨过后，银杏叶散落在湿漉漉的人行道上，给城市添了一层金色。 Bàoyǔ guòhòu, yínxìng yè sànluò zài shīlùlù de rénxíngdào shàng, gěi chéngshì tiān le yì céng jīnsè. After the heavy rain, ginkgo leaves lay scattered on the wet pavement, adding a layer of gold to the city.
- 他不小心碰倒了杯子，豆子散落了一地。 Tā bùxiǎoxīn pèngdǎo le bēizi, dòuzi sànluò le yī dì. He accidentally knocked over the cup, and the beans scattered all over the floor.
- 星星散落在夜空中，安静又美丽。 Xīngxing sànluò zài yèkōng zhōng, ānjìng yòu měilì. Stars are scattered across the night sky, quiet and beautiful.
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
- 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
- 疏散 shūsàn to evacuate; to disperse; scattered
- 落后 luòhòu to fall behind