散 — Chinese character
散
sàn
to scatter, to disperse, to break up
- Pinyin
- sàn
- Radical
- 66 ⽁ (Rap)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 攵
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand 攵 tossing seeds from a basket
- Japanese
- 散 as a kanji
Common words with 散
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扩散 (擴散) | kuò sàn | to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter; to disperse |
| 解散 | jiě sàn | to dissolve; to disband |
| 散发 (散發) | sàn fā | to distribute; to emit; to give off |
| 散布 (散佈) | sàn bù | to disseminate |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections |
| 疏散 | shū sǎn | idle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4] |
| 疏散 | shū sàn | to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; sparse |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk; to go for a walk |
| 散播 | sàn bō | to spread; to disperse |
| 松散 (鬆散) | sōng san | to relax; loose |
| 散落 | sǎn luò | to lie scattered (over an area); Taiwan pr. [san4 luo4] |
English words written with 散
散 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 1 · Art of War 6 · Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 24 · Great Learning 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Analects 19.19
- Art of War 9.23
- Art of War 11.1
- Art of War 11.2
- Art of War 11.11
- Art of War 11.42
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