散

I

sǎn

come loose; fall apart; not hold together, scattered, medicine in powder form; medicinal powder

II

sàn

break up; disperse, distribute; disseminate; give out, dispel; let out, sack

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come loose; dispel; disperse; disseminate; fall apart; give out; scatter

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come loose; dispel; disperse; disseminate; fall apart; give out; scatter

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sǎn

v. come loose, fall apart, scatter, break up, disperse, distribute, disseminate, give out, dispel

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1)

san3

leisurely, loosen, powdered medicine, to scatter, to come loose

2)

san4

to break up (of couples), to distribute, to let out, to fire or discharge (sb)

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1) 散

sàn

动

（由聚集而分离） break up; disperse:

大家别走散了。 Let's not get separated.

会还没有散。 The meeting is not over yet.

警察到达时集会就散了。 The party broke up when the police arrived.

乌云散了。 Dark clouds dispersed.

（散布） distribute; disseminate; give out:

散传单 give out handbills ; distribute leaflets

（排除） dispel; let out:

请打开门窗散散烟。 Please open the door and windows to let the smoke out.

让我们到公园里去散散心。 Let us go to the garden to make us feel better.

另见 sǎn。

2) 散

sǎn

动

（没有约束; 松开; 分散） come loose; fall apart; not hold together:

麦包散了。 The sack of wheat has spilled.

木箱散了。 The wooden box fell apart.

行李散了。 The luggage has got loosened.

把这些信捆好， 别散了。 Tie up these letters and see that they don't come loose

形

（零碎的; 不集中的） scattered:

散散落落 scattered about;

这个村的村民住得很散。 The villagers in this village live rather far apart from one another.

名

{中药} （药末） medicine in powder form; medicinal powder:

健胃散 digestive powder

（姓氏） a surname:

散宜生 San Yisheng

另见 sàn。

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Ⅰ. 散|散 [sǎn] ► scattered ► loose ► to come loose ► to fall apart ► leisurely ► powdered medicine

Ⅱ. 散|散 [sàn] ► to scatter ► to break up (a meeting etc) ► to disperse ► to disseminate ► to dispel ► (coll.) to sack