sàn sǎn

to scatter; to disperse; to break up (a meeting etc)

HSK 4 #866

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 866th character
Radical ⽁ (66.8)
Strokes 12
Index # 2546

Definitions

散 sàn
  1. 1. to scatter
  2. 2. to disperse
  3. 3. to break up (a meeting etc)
  4. 4. to dispel
  5. 5. to disseminate
  6. 6. (coll.) to sack
散 sǎn
  1. 1. scattered
  2. 2. loose
  3. 3. to come loose
  4. 4. to fall apart
  5. 5. leisurely
  6. 6. powdered medicine

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Words containing 散

Word Meaning
(music) arpeggio
distributed
diffused strategy
every meeting ends; nothing lasts forever
all feasts end; nothing lasts forever
backscatter
to disperse
Hosanna (in Christian praise)
to scatter in all directions
all good things end; people must part
all gatherings end one day; all things end
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
to part without hard feelings (idiom)
to flee in all directions
to flee in all directions
a family wrenched apart (idiom)
a family wrenched apart (idiom)
Nisan, first month of Jewish religious year
to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
lazy; indolent; careless
with dishevelled hair (idiom); with one's hair down
with dishevelled hair (idiom); with one's hair down
to scatter; to disperse
to scatter; to disperse