Definitions
(verb)
to scatter; to disperse; to break up; to dismiss
(adjective)
scattered; loose; falling apart
(noun)
powdered medicine
About
The character "散" derives from early conceptions of scattering, with its structure combining the component "𠂉", associated with human agency, and "攵", indicating an action or force, to convey the act of causing separation or dispersion. Its original meaning centered on the physical breaking apart or distributing of substances, but over centuries its application expanded to include the dissolution of gatherings, the spreading of items, and abstract senses such as informal leisure or lack of order in derived lexical compounds.
Example Sentences Hide
我们一起去散步吧。
花儿在风中散开。
他散发了许多传单。
周末我去公园散心。
书页散落在地上。
这些糖果是散装的。
我喜欢读散文。
他的学习态度很散漫。