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scattered

HSK 4 N2
sàn, sǎn
サン
ち.る、ち.らす、-ち.らす、ち.らかす、ち.らかる、ち.らばる、ばら、ばら.ける
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.
Components
𢽳 Meaning component
sàn scatter
View phonetic series →
jiǎ small jade wine cup
Modern form looks like 月.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[sǎn]
scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
[sàn]
to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack
Japanese
ばら バラ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items
  2. abbrev.usually kana coins; small change
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