sàn sǎn

scatter, disperse, break up

HSK 4 #866

DEFINITIONS

散 sàn
  • variant of 散[san4]
  • to scatter
  • to break up (a meeting etc)
  • to disperse
  • to disseminate
  • to dispel
  • (coll.) to sack
散 sǎn
  • scattered
  • loose
  • to come loose
  • to fall apart
  • leisurely
  • powdered medicine

STROKES

WORDS

sì sàn to disperse; to scatter in all directions
漫 sǎn màn undisciplined; unorganized
伙 sàn huǒ to disband; (of a partnership, group etc) to break up
热 sàn rè to dissipate heat
huàn sàn to slacken; lax; slack; disorganized
兵 sǎn bīng loose and disorganized soldiers; stragglers; fig. a loner
qiǎn sàn to disband; to dismiss; demobilization
魂飞魄 hún fēi pò sàn lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom); fig. to be frightened stiff; spooked out of one's mind; terror-stricken
场 sàn chǎng (of a theater) to empty; (of a show) to end
líng sǎn scattered
一盘沙 yī pán sǎn shā lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
mí sàn to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
dǎ sàn to scatter; to break sth up; to beat (an egg)
乱 sàn luàn in disorder; messy
兵游勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
打 sàn dǎ mixed martial arts
lí sàn (of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed; (math.) discrete
piāo sàn to waft (through the air); to drift
射 sǎn shè scattering
作鸟兽 zuò niǎo shòu sàn lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); fig. to head off in various directions; to flee helter-skelter
装 sǎn zhuāng loose goods; goods sold open; draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled)
xián sǎn idle; unused; at leisure
地 jí sàn dì distribution center
光 sǎn guāng astigmatism; see also 散光[san4 guang1]
光 sàn guāng to diffuse light; see also 散光[san3 guang1]