散

sàn = s + an4

variant of 散[san4]

散 = 井 + 月 + 攵 : Mnemonic symbol: a watering can, because it disperses its water everywhere.

In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Socrates (s) broke down (散) the moon (月) using a sledgehammer (攵). He is now fetching water for his watering can (散) from the well (井), because he plans to disperse (散) the remaining dust and small pieces of the moon by dispersing (散) water everywhere.

散

sǎn = s + an3

scattered / loose / to come loose / to fall apart / leisurely / powdered medicine

散

sàn = s + an4

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

散 character breakdown

散
- 井
  - 丨
  - 丿
  - 二
    - 一
- 攵
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

井

jǐng = ji + (e)ng3

a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly

井 = 二 + 丿 + 丨 : Joan of Arc (ji) is digging a well (井) inside the engine ((e)ng3). At first she was doing it by hand, but then she hooked up a capacitor (二) to a banana (丿) and a dinosaur bone (丨), which dig for her using the electrical energy.

攵

pu̅ = pu + Ø1

variant of 攴[pu1]

攵 = 𠂉 + 乂 : Mnemonic symbol: the epitome of rapping and tapping is a sledge hammer. Petra pinguin (pu) forgot her key (𠂉) and know she's locked out of the space station (Ø1). At first she tries to open the lock with pliers (乂), but in the end she has no choice but to use the sledge hammer (攵).

月

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

Characters with 散 as component

伞

繖

sǎn = s + an3

damask silk / variant of 傘|伞[san3]

伞 = 丷 + 人 + 十 : Socrates abolished philosophy and converted to starting a religion in the anthill. He built a large totem pole out of a parasol held by Neanderthal Man, who stands on a mean crocodile, which stands on a cross. Socrates himself holds two umbrellas and preaches to the people to prepare for the end of days, when the heaven will fall down on earth.

撒

sa̅ = s + a1

to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee

撒 = 扌 + 散 : Socrates (s) sprinkles some water on his flowers in front of the ashram (a1). He holds a watering can (散) with a toy claw (扌), but suddenly he lets go (撒) and the water spills everywhere. Upon seeing so much water Socrates cannot help but want to pee (撒).

撒

sǎ = s + a3

to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill

霰

xiàn = xi + an4

graupel / snow pellet / soft hail

潵

sàn = s + an4

to disperse water

潵

sǎ = s + a3

name of a river in Hebei Province