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Chinese symbol for “diffuse”

扩散
kuò sàn
Traditional: 擴散
to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for diffuse is 扩散 (kuò sàn), defined as: to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

扩 kuò
to expand, to stretch, to magnify
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes
散 sàn
to scatter, to disperse, to break up
radical 66 ⽁ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “diffuse”

WordPinyinMeaning
弥漫 (彌漫)mí mànto pervade; to fill the air
刊印kān yìnto set in print; to diffuse

Related words

Other words that share a character with 扩散.

WordPinyinMeaning
扩大 (擴大)kuò dàto expand; to enlarge
扩展 (擴展)kuò zhǎnto extend; to expand
扩张 (擴張)kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation
扩建 (擴建)kuò jiànto extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
扩充 (擴充)kuò chōngto expand
分散fēn sànto scatter; to disperse
解散jiě sànto dissolve; to disband
散发 (散發)sàn fāto distribute; to emit; to give off

See also: Japanese symbol for “diffuse”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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