sàn = s + an4
variant of 散[san4]
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sǎn = s + an3
scattered / loose / to come loose / to fall apart / leisurely / powdered medicine
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sàn = s + an4
to scatter / to break up (a meeting etc) / to disperse / to disseminate / to dispel / (coll.) to sack
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How to pronounce 散

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= s initial

Socrates.

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+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

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= s initial

Socrates.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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散 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
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yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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= pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
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Characters with 散 as component

sàn = s + an4
to disperse water
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sǎn = s + an3
the trigger of a crossbow / crossbow
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sǎn = s + an3
see 饊子|馓子[san3 zi5]
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Words with 散

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to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
to distribute / to emit / to issue
to separate / to disperse

Sentences with 散

散 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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sàn / sǎn

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