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散 (sǎn): to scatter

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 6verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to scatter
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 6
Strokes
12
Radical
攵
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

sǎn

  • scattered
  • loose
  • to come loose
  • to fall apart
  • leisurely
  • powdered medicine

sàn

  • to scatter
  • to break up (a meeting etc)
  • to disperse
  • to disseminate
  • to dispel
  • (coll.) to sack
  • variant of 散[san4]

Chinese explanation

  • 表示分散、不集中、零散的状态,如散落、散乱
  • 也指没有约束、松散、不紧凑,如散漫、松散
  • 还可指零碎的、不成整体的,如散装、散页
  • 另有排除、排遣的意思,如散心、散散步。

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12 strokes

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Example sentences

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A few pens and sheets of white paper are scattered on the desk; clearly he was just writing here.

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Autumn has arrived, and the park path is covered with scattered golden fallen leaves; they feel soft underfoot.

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After the war ended, many families were scattered, and people had to leave their hometowns to seek new lives.

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His attention is very scattered; one moment he looks at his phone, the next he stares out the window—he simply can't focus on work.

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The learning atmosphere in this class is very loose/scattered; students chat and sleep in class, and few listen carefully.

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