散

To scatter in Chinese: 散 (sàn)

sàn

to scatter

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to scatter
  2. 2to break up (a meeting etc)
  3. 3to disperse
  4. 4to disseminate
  5. 5to dispel
  6. 6(coll.) to sack

Stroke order

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散

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄢˋ

sàn

ㄙ/ sㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 会开完了，大家都散了。

    huì kāi wán le， dà jiā dōu sàn le。

    The meeting ended and everyone dispersed.

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Related words

散步

sàn bù

to take a walk

分散

fēn sàn

to scatter

散文

sǎn wén

prose

解散

jiě sàn

to dissolve

扩散

kuò sàn

to spread

散布

sàn bù

to disseminate

散发

sàn fā

to distribute

疏散

shū sàn

to scatter

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