疏 shū
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 疋 — roll, bolt of cloth
- Made of
- 疋 roll, bolt of cloth 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
疏散
shūsàn
to evacuate; to disperse; scattered
Characters in this word
散 sǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 火警响起后，工作人员按照预案疏散观众，没有造成踩踏。 Huǒjǐng xiǎngqǐ hòu, gōngzuò rényuán ànzhào yù'àn shūsàn guānzhòng, méiyǒu zàochéng cǎità. After the fire alarm sounded, staff evacuated the audience according to the plan, and no stampede occurred.
- 危险品仓库着火，消防员迅速疏散了附近的居民。 Wēixiǎnpǐn cāngkù zháohuǒ, xiāofángyuán xùnsù shūsàn le fùjìn de jūmín. When the warehouse with dangerous goods caught fire, firefighters quickly evacuated the residents nearby.
- 这一带的村落很疏散，坐车要一个多小时。 Zhè yīdài de cūnluò hěn shūsàn, zuòchē yào yīgè duō xiǎoshí. The villages in this area are scattered far apart; it takes over an hour to get there by bus.
Related words
- 生疏 shēngshū unfamiliar; rusty; out of practice
- 疏导 shūdǎo to guide; to channel; to ease
- 疏忽 shūhu to neglect; to overlook; negligence
- 疏通 shūtōng to dredge; to clear; to smooth out
- 疏远 shūyuǎn distant; estranged; to become distant
- 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