散
㪚sàn
#864 most
frequent character
fall apart, scattered
verb
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
散 first showed trees 龷 being beaten with a staff 攵, with chips flying, so it meant scattering something by pounding. 月 yuè was added later for the sound, though that link is faint today. Read sàn it means to scatter or spread; read sǎn it means loose or falling apart.
Drawn as: staff beating wood
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Example Sentences
这颗星星在夜空中散发着光芒。
zhè kē xīngxīng zài yèkōng zhōng sànfà zháo guāngmáng 。
This star radiates light in the night sky.
风把树叶吹得四散而飞。
fēng bǎ shùyè chuīdé sìsàn ér fēi 。
The wind blew the leaves scattered and flying.
人群散开后，我才看到那个小孩。
rénqún sànkāi hòu ， wǒ cái kàndào nàgè xiǎohái 。
After the crowd scattered, I saw that little child.
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