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散
㪚
sàn
1. variant of [[散<sàn>]]
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

散
sàn
to scatter, to disperse, to break up
HSK 4 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

冗散
rǒngsǎn
idle
分散
fēnsàn
to scatter
HSK 6
吹散
chuīsàn
to disperse
四散
sìsàn
to disperse
失散
shīsàn
to lose touch with
弥散
mísàn
to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
懒散
lǎnsǎn
inactive
打散
dǎsàn
to scatter
拆散
chāisàn
to break up (a marriage, family etc)
抛散
pāosàn
to scatter
扩散
kuòsàn
to spread
HSK 6
散场
sànchǎng
(of a theater) to empty
散乱
sànluàn
in disorder
散亡
sànwáng
dispersed and lost
散件
sǎnjiàn
spare parts
散伙
sànhuǒ
to break up into components
散布
sànbù
to disseminate
HSK 6
散光
sǎnguāng
astigmatism
散光
sànguāng
to diffuse light
散兵
sǎnbīng
loose and disorganized soldiers

Alternate Entries

散
sǎn
scattered / loose / to come loose / to fall apart / leisurely / powdered medicine
散
sàn
to scatter / to break up (a meeting etc) / to disperse / to disseminate / to dispel / (coll.) to sack

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
865
Word Frequency Rank
1,882 of 84,292

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