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散 - sàn

scatter, disperse, break up

scatter, disperse, break up

How to read 散

Click 散 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinsàn
Englishscatter, disperse, break up
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

散乱 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 散亡. Please read 散件 one more time.

Common words with this character

in disorder; messy; Taiwan pr. [san4 luan4]
dispersed and lost
spare parts; odds and ends
to disband; to break up

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 散 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 散乱 and 散亡 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 散.