sǎn, sàn

to scatter, to disperse, to break up

Radical: 攵 HSK 4 v, a, ad ideographic

Components & Etymology

散 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 散

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 散.

冗散
rǒng sǎn
idle
分散
fēn sàn
to scatter
发散
fā sàn
to disperse
吹散
chuī sàn
to disperse
四散
sì sàn
to disperse
失散
shī sàn
to lose touch with
弥散
mí sàn
to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
懒散
lǎn sǎn
inactive
打散
dǎ sàn
扩散
kuò sàn
to spread
抛散
pāo sàn
拆散
chāi sàn
to break up (a marriage, family etc)

Related characters (radical 攵)

Characters that share the radical .

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