Originally written as 𢽳, which depicted trees (林) being struck (攵) to make things fall off the tree and scatter. The character 斝 was sometimes confused with the character 散, and a corruption of it visually similar to 月 was added.
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Historical Evolution
散
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
散
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
散
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
散
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
散
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
散
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
散
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
散
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
散
Regular
Modern
Chinese
散 [sǎn]
scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
散 [sàn]
to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
Japanese
noun
- loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items
- coins; small change
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
分散 [fēnsàn] #4,566
to scatter
散步 [sànbù] #3,537
to take a walk
扩散 [kuòsàn] #6,918
to spread
扩散 [kuòsàn] #6,918
to spread
散发 [sànfā] #7,457
to distribute
散发 [sànfā] #7,457
to distribute
解散 [jiěsàn] #5,646
to dissolve
疏散 [shūsàn] #5,758
to scatter
散布 [sànbù] #8,879
to disseminate
散开 [sànkāi] #8,773
to separate
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 散る [ちる] #2,574
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
⭐ 散歩 [さんぽ] #2,578
walk
⭐ 散々 [さんざん] #3,839
thoroughly
⭐ 解散 [かいさん] #4,478
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.)
⭐ 散らばる [ちらばる] #5,222
to be scattered about
飛び散る [とびちる] #5,252
to fly around
⭐ 散らす [ちらす] #6,217
to scatter
退散 [たいさん] #7,655
dispersal
砕け散る [くだけちる] #9,246
to be smashed up
⭐ 拡散 [かくさん] #9,254
spreading
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