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sàn

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sàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sàn | san4
English translation
variant of sàn [sàn]
to scatter
to break up (a meeting etc)
to disperse
to disseminate
to dispel
(coll.) to sack
scattered
loose
to come loose
to fall apart
leisurely
powdered medicine
to scatter, to disperse, to break up

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About sàn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

sàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A hand  tossing seeds from a basket

Etymology of sàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱?⺼攵

Explanation

Depicts hitting () bamboo ( zhú ) to break it apart. The purpose of the yuè component is unclear.

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Example sentences using sàn

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dài zhāo gǒu 沿 yán 那条散步 sànbù .

I took my dog for a walk along the river.

hǎo mèng 一下子 yī xià zi bèi sàn le —— bèi 惊醒 jīng xǐng 过来 guò lái .

The dream had snapped asunder - he was awake.

yún sàn ,月亮 yuèliang yòu zài 照耀 zhàoyào le .

The clouds have cleared away and the moon is shining again.

zhào 你们 nǐ men 这样 zhè yàng 下去 xià qù , 毫无疑问 háo wú yí wèn shì huì 散伙 sàn huǒ de .

In the way you go on, you are inevitably coming apart.

yún 消散 xiāo sàn ,露出 lù chū le 亮晶晶 liàng jīng jīng de 星星 xīng xing .

The clouds cleared away and the stars shone very brightly.

Words with sàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
sàn to scatter sàn
分散 fēnsàn to scatter分散 fēnsàn
散步 sànbù to take a walk散步 sànbù
扩散 kuòsàn to spread擴散
散发 sànfā to emit散發
解散 jiěsàn to dissolve解散 jiěsàn
疏散 shū sàn to scatter疏散 shū sàn
散布 sànbù to disseminate散佈
散开 sàn kāi to separate散開
散热 sàn rè to dissipate heat散熱
拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc)拆散 chāi sàn
散播 sàn bō to spread散播 sàn bō
散文 sǎnwén prose散文 sǎnwén
散落 sàn luò to disperse散落 sàn luò
懒散 lǎn sǎn inactive懶散
消散 xiāo sàn to dissipate消散 xiāo sàn
烟消云散 yān xiāo yún sàn to disappear煙消雲散
散热器 sàn rè qì radiator (for heating a room)散熱器
驱散 qū sàn to disperse驅散
松散 sōng san to relax鬆散
散户 sǎn hù the small investor散戶
散心 sàn xīn to drive away cares散心 sàn xīn
失散 shī sàn missing失散 shī sàn
散装 sǎn zhuāng loose goods散裝
发散 fā sàn to disperse發散

sàn Decomposition & Compounds

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sàn Decomposition

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sàn Compounds

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  • sàn
    • , sǎn , , sǎn , sǎn , , , , sǎn
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