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Meaning of 散

Pinyin sàn、 sǎn

Radical

攵

Strokes

Definition

leisurely / loosen / powdered medicine / to scatter / to come loose, adjourn / scatter

Usage

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散 [sàn] Part of speech: Verb 1. To separate; to break apart from gathering. Example: 分～ (disperse), 解～ (dissolve). 2. To distribute; to give out. Example: ～布 (distribute), ～发 (disseminate). 3. To disperse emotions; to relieve. Example: ～心 (dissipate worries), ～闷 (dissipate boredom). 4. To dismiss from a job. Example: 他干的不好，让那家饭店给～了。 (He didn't perform well, so that restaurant dismissed him.) 散 [sàn] Part of speech: Verb 1. To scatter; to disperse (break up; disperse). 2. To distribute; to disseminate. 3. To open up. 4. To dissipate (dissipate). 5. To run away; to escape. 6. To pasture; to graze. 7. To express emotions (express). 8. To conclude; to finish (of a meeting, etc.). 9. To lose; to forfeit (lose). 散 [sàn] Part of speech: Adjective 1. Chaotic; messy (chaotic; helter-skelter). 2. Refer to 另见 for further definitions. 散 [sǎn] Part of speech: Adjective 1. Free and unfettered; lazy (free and unfettered). 2. Natural and unrestrained; at ease (natural and unrestrained). 3. A nominal position with little responsibility yet drawing salary (sinecure). 4. Random; mixed and disorderly (random; mixed and disorderly). 5. Referring specifically to prose that is free from rhythmic constraints (free from parallelism). 散 [sǎn] Part of speech: Noun 1. Medicine in powder form (medicine in powder form). 2. A surname. 3. Refer to 另见 for further definitions. 散 [sǎn] Part of speech: Adjective 1. Free and unfettered; lazy (free and unfettered). 2. Natural and unrestrained; at ease (natural and unrestrained). 3. A nominal position with little responsibility yet drawing salary (sinecure). 4. Chaotic; mixed and disorderly (random; mixed and disorderly). 5. Referring to prose without rhythmic constraints (free from parallelism). 6. Scattered; fragmentary; odd (scattered; fragmentary). 7. Careless; inattentive (careless; inattentive). 8. Ordinary; useless (ordinary; useless). 散 [sǎn] Part of speech: Noun 1. Medicine in powder form (medicine in powder form). 2. A surname. 3. Refer to 另见 for further definitions.

一哄而散 yī hòng ér sàn

see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]

妻离子散 qī lí zǐ sàn

a family wrenched apart (idiom)

散射 sǎn shè

scattering

散布 sàn bù

to disseminate

弥散 mí sàn

to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)

懒散 lǎn sǎn

inactive / careless / lazy / indolent / negligent

扩散 kuò sàn

to spread / to proliferate / to diffuse / spread / proliferation / diffusion

核扩散 hé kuò sàn

nuclear proliferation

披头散发 pī tóu sàn fà

with dishevelled hair (idiom) / with one's hair down

披散 pī sǎn

stray / hang down loosely

拆散 chāi sàn

to break up (a marriage, family etc)

分散 fēn sàn

to scatter / to disperse / to distribute

冲散 chōng sàn

scatter / disperse / dispel / break up

散播 sàn bō

to spread / to disperse / to disseminate

散文 sǎn wén

prose / essay

解散 jiě sàn

to dissolve / to disband

散发 sàn fā

to distribute / to emit / to issue

散步 sàn bù

to take a walk / to go for a walk

散货 sàn huò

bulk cargo

松散 sōng san

to relax / loose / not consolidated / not rigorous

散开 sàn kāi

to separate / to disperse

四散 sì sàn

to disperse / to scatter in all directions

散水 sàn shuǐ

apron (sloping brickwork to disperse water)

集散 jí sàn

to collect for distribution

离散 lí sàn

(of family members) separated from one another / scattered about / dispersed / (math.) discrete

散落 sàn luò

to disperse / to fall scattered / to sprinkle

集散地 jí sàn dì

distribution center

散乱 sàn luàn

in disorder / messy

疏散 shū sàn

to scatter / to disperse / to evacuate / scattered / to relax

涣散 huàn sàn

to slacken / lax / slack / disorganized

麻沸散 má fèi sàn

Ma Fei San

消散 xiāo sàn

to dissipate

人心涣散 rén xīn huàn sàn

(of a nation, government etc) demoralized / disunited

溃散 kuì sǎn

defeated / routed

散漫 sǎn màn

undisciplined / unorganized

散伙 sàn huǒ

to disband / (of a partnership, group etc) to break up

树倒猢狲散 shù dǎo hú sūn sàn

When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause / Rats leave a sinking ship.

散瞳 sàn tóng

mydriasis

烟消云散 yān xiāo yún sàn

to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear

耗散 hào sàn

to dissipate / to squander

散佚 sàn yì

be scattered and lost

逃散 táo sàn

become separated in flight

散逸 sàn yì

dispersal

遣散 qiǎn sàn

to disband / to dismiss / demobilization

闲散 xián sǎn

idle / unused / at leisure

零散 líng sǎn

scattered

飘散 piāo sàn

to waft (through the air) / to drift

驱散 qū sàn

to disperse / to break up

魂飞魄散 hún fēi pò sàn

lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom) / fig. to be frightened stiff / spooked out of one's mind / terror-stricken

阴魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom) / fig. the influence still lingers on / the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive

魄散魂飞 pò sàn hún fēi

be frightened out of one's wits