Meaning
leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose; adjourn
Chinese: 医学、药。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “san” becomes a different word in each tone. 散 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 散步sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk
- 分散fēn sànto scatter; to disperse; to distribute
- 散文sǎn wén(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections
- 扩散kuò sànto spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
- 散发sàn fāto distribute; to emit; to give off
Example Sentence
电影看完了，大家慢慢散去。Diàn yǐng kàn wán le, dà jiā màn màn sàn qù.After the movie ended, everyone slowly dispersed.
电影Diàn yǐngmovie看kànto look after完了wán leto be finished，大家dà jiāeveryone慢慢màn mànslowly散sànscattered去qùto go。