Usage of the character 散

variant of 散 (sàn)

sǎn

散

[散]

scattered
loose
to come loose
to fall apart
leisurely
powdered medicine

sàn

散

[散]

to scatter
to break up (a meeting etc)
to disperse
to disseminate
to dispel
(coll.) to sack

sǎnluàn

散乱

[散亂]

in disorder
messy
Taiwan pr. (sànluàn)

sǎnjǐng

散景

[散景]

bokeh (photography)

xiánsǎn

闲散

[閒散]

laid back; leisurely
(of resources: workers, funds etc) unused; idle

sǎnguāng

散光

[散光]

astigmatism

sǎnqǔ

散曲

[散曲]

verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing

sànbō

散播

[散播]

to spread
to disperse
to disseminate

sǎnzhí

散职

[散職]

sinecure

chuīsàn

吹散

[吹散]

to disperse

sǎnbǎn

散板

[散板]

to fall apart
opera section in free rhythm

sànjìn

散尽

[散盡]

to be totally dispersed (crowd)

sǎnluò

散落

[散落]

to lie scattered (over an area)
Taiwan pr. (sànluò)

huànsàn

涣散

[渙散]

to slacken
lax
slack
disorganized

fāsàn

发散

[發散]

to disperse
to diverge

jiěsàn

解散

[解散]

to dissolve
to disband

sànxì

散戏

[散戲]

end of a show

sànchǎng

散场

[散場]

(of a theater) to empty
(of a show) to end

sànkāi

散开

[散開]

to separate
to disperse

sǎnjiàn

散件

[散件]

spare parts
odds and ends

shūsǎn

疏散

[疏散]

idle; leisurely; laid-back
Taiwan pr. (shusān)

sǎntǐ

散体

[散體]

free prose style

sànxí

散席

[散席]

end of a banquet

sǎnzuò

散座

[散座]

single seat (in theater)
irregular passenger (in rickshaw)

sǎndàn

散弹

[散彈]

shot (for a shotgun); canister shot

sǎnjiàn

散见

[散見]

seen periodically

lísàn

离散

[離散]

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

sǎnwén

散文

[散文]

prose
essay

sànhuì

散会

[散會]

to disperse a meeting
to adjourn
finished

sǎnmàn

散漫

[散漫]

undisciplined
unorganized

qiǎnsàn

遣散

[遣散]

to disband
to dismiss
demobilization

kuòsàn

扩散

[擴散]

to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse

sǎnshā

散沙

[散沙]

scattered sand
fig. lacking in cohesion or organization

sànguāng

散光

[散光]

to diffuse light

sànshī

散失

[散失]

to squander
lost

sǎnjū

散居

[散居]

(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area

sǎndǎ

散打

[散打]

mixed martial arts

mísàn

弥散

[彌散]

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

pāosàn

抛散

[拋散]

to scatter; to disperse

sǎnhù

散户

[散戶]

individual (shareholder)
the small investor

sǎnyǎng

散养

[散養]

free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc)

fēisàn

飞散

[飛散]

(of smoke) to disperse; to dissipate
(of birds) to fly away in all directions

sǎngōng

散工

[散工]

day labor
piece-time work

tuìsàn

退散

[退散]

to retreat and scatter
to recede; to wane

sōngsan

松散

[鬆散]

to relax
loose
not consolidated
not rigorous

sànfā

散发

[散發]

to distribute
to emit
to issue

yìsàn

逸散

[逸散]

(of gas, liquid, toxins, heat etc) to escape; to dissipate

sǎnbīng

散兵

[散兵]

loose and disorganized soldiers
stragglers
fig. a loner

shūsàn

疏散

[疏散]

to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate
scattered; sparse

sǎnhuà

散话

[散話]

digression

kuìsàn

溃散

[潰散]

(of troops) to be routed and dispersed

sànyì

散逸

[散逸]

to disperse and escape; to dissipate

sànbù

散步

[散步]

to take a walk; to go for a walk

sànrè

散热

[散熱]

to dissipate heat

zhēngsàn

蒸散

[蒸散]

(plant) evapotranspiration

rǒngsǎn

冗散

[冗散]

(literary) idle; unemployed
(literary) (of writing) leisurely and verbose

sànbù

散布

[散佈]

to disseminate

sǎnjì

散剂

[散劑]

powder medicine

jùsàn

聚散

[聚散]

coming together and separating
aggregation and dissipation

jísàn

集散

[集散]

to assemble (goods, passengers etc from various locations) and dispatch (them)

chāisàn

拆散

[拆散]

to break up (a marriage, family etc)

sànchū

散出

[散出]

to spill out

sǎnzhuāng

散装

[散裝]

loose goods
goods sold open
draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled)

sànshuǐ

散水

[散水]

apron (sloping brickwork to disperse water)

sànluò

散落

[散落]

to disperse
to fall scattered
to sprinkle

sǎnjià

散架

[散架]

to fall apart
exhaustion

sànmèn

散闷

[散悶]

to divert oneself from melancholy

dǎsàn

打散

[打散]

to scatter
to break sth up
to beat (an egg)

xiāosàn

消散

[消散]

to dissipate

sànyì

散佚

[散佚]

to be scattered and lost

sǎnsuì

散碎

[散碎]

in fragments

sànqián

散钱

[散錢]

to scatter money
to give to charity

língsǎn

零散

[零散]

scattered

piāosàn

飘散

[飄散]

to waft (through the air); to drift

sànwáng

散亡

[散亡]

dispersed and lost

zǒusàn

走散

[走散]

to wander off
to stray
to get lost

fēnsàn

分散

[分散]

to scatter
to disperse
to distribute

péngsǎn

蓬散

[蓬散]

loose; ruffled; disheveled

sànjiāo

散焦

[散焦]

to defocus
bokeh

sǎnfěn

散粉

[散粉]

loose powder (makeup)

sǎnshè

散射

[散射]

(physics) to scatter

sànxué

散学

[散學]

end of school

sànshù

散束

[散束]

scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)
debunching

sǎndàn

散诞

[散誕]

free and unfettered

sǎnkè

散客

[散客]

FIT (free independent traveler); individual traveler (as opposed to one who travels with a group)

qūsàn

驱散

[驅散]

to disperse (a crowd etc)
(fig.) to dispel (misgivings etc)

sǎnjì

散记

[散記]

random jottings
travel notes

sànhuǒ

散伙

[散伙]

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

hàosàn

耗散

[耗散]

to dissipate
to squander

lǎnsǎn

懒散

[懶散]

indolent; negligent; slack

shīsàn

失散

[失散]

to lose touch with
missing
scattered
separated from

sǎnfěi

散匪

[散匪]

scattered bandits
(fig.) random jottings; marginal notes

sǎnliè

散列

[散列]

to hash
hashing (computing)

sànxīn

散心

[散心]

to drive away cares
to relieve boredom

sǎnqián

散钱

[散錢]

small sum of money
loose change
Cantonese equivalent of 零錢／零钱 (língqián)

sǎn'ěr

散饵

[散餌]

groundbait

sìsàn

四散

[四散]

to disperse
to scatter in all directions

sàngōng

散工

[散工]

to release from work at the end of the day

sǎndànqiāng

散弹枪

[散彈槍]

shotgun

sànrèqì

散热器

[散熱器]

radiator (for heating a room)
radiator (for cooling an engine)

sǎntuǐkù

散腿裤

[散腿褲]

loose-fitting pants
Chinese-style pants

fǎnsǎnshè

反散射

[反散射]

backscatter

sǎnbīngkēng

散兵坑

[散兵坑]

foxhole (military)

qiǎnsànfèi

遣散费

[遣散費]

severance pay

sǎnzuòr

散座儿

[散座兒]

erhua variant of 散座 (sǎnzuò)
single seat (in theater)
irregular passenger (in rickshaw)

sànrèpiàn

散热片

[散熱片]

heat sink

fēnsànshì

分散式

[分散式]

distributed

jísàndì

集散地

[集散地]

distribution center

wǔlíngsǎn

五苓散

[五苓散]

wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)
poria five powder
Hoelen five powder
five ling powder

sàntānzi

散摊子

[散攤子]

to break up; to disband

lísànxìng

离散性

[離散性]

discreteness

sànyìcéng

散逸层

[散逸層]

exosphere

hékuòsàn

核扩散

[核擴散]

nuclear proliferation

sànhuǒfàn

散伙饭

[散伙飯]

farewell dinner party

sǎnwénshī

散文诗

[散文詩]

prose poem

sànsànbù

散散步

[散散步]

to have a stroll

sànrègāo

散热膏

[散熱膏]

thermal grease

niǎoshòusàn

鸟兽散

[鳥獸散]

to scatter like birds and beasts

Nísànyuè

尼散月

[尼散月]

Nisan, the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar

hésǎnnà

和散那

[和散那]

Hosanna (in Christian praise)

sǎndiǎntú

散点图

[散點圖]

scatter plot

lísànshùxué

离散数学

[離散數學]

discrete mathematics

zuòniǎoshòusàn

作鸟兽散

[作鳥獸散]

lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
fig. to head off in various directions
to flee helter-skelter

zìyóusǎnmàn

自由散漫

[自由散漫]

easygoing
lax
unconstrained
unruly

sǎnbīngyóuyǒng

散兵游勇

[散兵遊勇]

lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action

pītóusànfà

披头散发

[披頭散髮]

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

sìsànbēntáo

四散奔逃

[四散奔逃]

to scatter in all directions

yīpāiliǎngsàn

一拍两散

[一拍兩散]

(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate

rúniǎoshòusàn

如鸟兽散

[如鳥獸散]

lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
fig. to flee in all directions

yīpánsǎnshā

一盘散沙

[一盤散沙]

lit. like a sheet of loose sand
fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)

fēngliúyúnsàn

风流云散

[風流雲散]

lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)

húnfēipòsàn

魂飞魄散

[魂飛魄散]

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

sànxīnjiěmèn

散心解闷

[散心解悶]

to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)

bùhuān'érsàn

不欢而散

[不歡而散]

to part on bad terms
(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord

jìnhuān'érsàn

尽欢而散

[盡歡而散]

to disperse after a happy time (idiom)
everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up

fēnsànhéxián

分散和弦

[分散和弦]

(music) arpeggio

jǐnjíshūsàn

紧急疏散

[緊急疏散]

emergency evacuation

yānxiāoyúnsàn

烟消云散

[煙消雲散]

to vanish like smoke in thin air
to disappear

kuòsànzhōuzhī

扩散周知

[擴散周知]

to let everyone know
spread the word!

qìtǐkuòsàn

气体扩散

[氣體擴散]

gaseous diffusion

shūsàncuòshī

疏散措施

[疏散措施]

evacuation
measures to evacuate a building in an emergency

yúnxiāowùsàn

云消雾散

[雲消霧散]

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
to clear up
to vanish into thin air

sōngsanwùliào

松散物料

[鬆散物料]

diffuse medium (liquid or gas)

guǒshísànbō

果实散播

[果實散播]

fruit dispersal

yúnsànfēngliú

云散风流

[雲散風流]

lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down
people disperse home
things return to normal

qīlízǐsàn

妻离子散

[妻離子散]

a family wrenched apart (idiom)

fúshèsǎnshè

辐射散射

[輻射散射]

radiation scattering

péngtóusànfà

蓬头散发

[蓬頭散髮]

disheveled

yīhòng'érsàn

一哄而散

[一鬨而散]

see 一哄而散 (yīhōng'érsàn)

wúyèxiánsǎn

无业闲散

[無業閑散]

unemployed and idle

hébùkuòsàn

核不扩散

[核不擴散]

nuclear nonproliferation

rénxīnhuànsàn

人心涣散

[人心渙散]

(of a nation, government etc) demoralized
disunited

hǎojù-hǎosàn

好聚好散

[好聚好散]

(idiom) to part without hard feelings; to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it

yīnhúnbùsàn

阴魂不散

[陰魂不散]

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

yīhōng'érsàn

一哄而散

[一哄而散]

to disperse in confusion (idiom)

bùjiànbùsàn

不见不散

[不見不散]

lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
fig. Be sure to wait!
See you there!

shùdǎohúsūnsàn

树倒猢狲散

[樹倒猢猻散]

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

lüyóujísànzhōngxīn

旅游集散中心

[旅遊集散中心]

tour group assembly and dispatch center

Bù Kuòsàn Héwǔqì Tiáoyuē

不扩散核武器条约

[不擴散核武器條約]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyànxí

天下没有不散的宴席

[天下沒有不散的宴席]

see 天下沒有不散的筵席／天下没有不散的筵席 (tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí)

tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí

天下没有不散的筵席

[天下沒有不散的筵席]

all good things must come to an end (idiom)

guāngxiānfēnsànshìzīliàojièmiàn

光纤分散式资料介面

[光纖分散式資料介面]

fiber distributed data interface
FDDI

qiānlǐdāchángpéng,méiyǒubùsàndeyànxí

千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席

[千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席]

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)