Memory phrase for the character: 散

散

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Meaning

to disperse, to scatter, to let out

Pronunciation

sǎn, sàn

Explanation

 Left: variatio of 'together' 共, moon 月, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)

Mnemonic
 
Let's strike together in the moonlight and then disperse.

Radicals

共 together; common
攴 rap, strikeShows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳




 Vocabulary

散布 sàn bù  to disseminate
分散 fēn sàn  to scatter; to disperse; to distribute
扩散 kuò sàn  to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse; spread; proliferation; diffusion
遣散 qiǎn sàn  to disband; to dismiss; demobilization
 

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