散

sàn

to scatter

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

flesh (⺼) + strike (攵) = scatter and disperse

攵 is a hand holding a stick, suggesting a striking or driving action. Together, the image is of flesh being beaten apart — things coming undone and spreading outward.

⺼+攵→散
⺼FleshSemantic
攵A hand wielding a stickSemantic

会议结束后,人群慢慢散了。

huì yì jié shù hòu , rén qún màn màn sàn le 。

after the meeting ended, the crowd slowly dispersed.

风把乌云吹散,天空又变蓝了。

fēng bǎ wū yún chuī sàn , tiān kōng yòu biàn lán le 。

the wind blew the dark clouds away and the sky turned blue again.

Words with 散

散架

sǎn jià

to fall apart

散光

sàn guāng

to diffuse light

走散

zǒu sàn

to wander off

散开

sàn kāi

to separate

耗散

hào sàn

to dissipate

疏散

shū sǎn

idle; leisurely; laid-back

疏散

shū sàn

to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate

弥散

mí sàn

to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)

解散

jiě sàn

to dissolve

一盘散沙

yī pán sǎn shā

lit. like a sheet of loose sand

散落

sǎn luò

to lie scattered (over an area)

散落

sàn luò

to disperse

More characters with ⺼

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