Definitions
(verb)
to scatter; to disperse; to break up; to dismiss
(adjective)
scattered; loose; falling apart
(noun)
powdered medicine
About
The character 散, whose traditional form shares the same structure, is composed of the phonetic component 龵, derived from an early form representing a hand with a tool, and the semantic component 肉 (meat), historically suggesting an action applied to that substance. Its original meaning was to break apart or separate, specifically in the context of dismembering or dividing meat, which provided a concrete basis for its broader conceptual applications. From this physical sense of breaking into pieces, its meaning expanded to encompass the ideas of scattering, dispersal, and dissemination, as seen in terms for spreading knowledge or a crowd breaking up. Furthermore, it developed a distinct but related sense describing something that is loose, not gathered, or in an unconsolidated state, such as sand or unbound pages. This semantic journey moved from a literal, manual action to a wide range of abstract and descriptive applications concerning the state of being separated or distributed.
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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。