散 sàn

1. sàn verb to scatter
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 兵没粮草自散 'if troops do not have provisions then they will disperse by themselves' (CC-CEDICT '散'; Guoyu '散' sàn v 1; Kroll 2015 '散' sàn 1, p. 395; Suyu, p. 51; Unihan '散'; XHZD '散' sàn 1, p. 645)
2. sàn verb to spread
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '散'; Guoyu '散' sàn v 2; Kroll 2015 '散' sàn 1a, p. 395; XHZD '散' sàn 2, p. 645)
3. sàn verb to dispel
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (XHZD '散' sàn 3, p. 646)
4. sàn verb to fire; to discharge
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '散'; Guoyu '散' sàn v 4; XHZD '散' sàn 4, p. 646)
5. sǎn adjective relaxed; idle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '散' sǎn adj 3; Kroll 2015 '散' sǎn 1, p. 396; XHZD '散' sǎn 1, p. 645)
6. sǎn adjective scattered
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (XHZD '散' sǎn 2, p. 645)
7. sǎn noun powder; powdered medicine
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '散'; Guoyu '散' sǎn n 1; Kroll 2015 '散' sǎn 2a, p. 396; XHZD '散' sǎn 3, p. 645)
8. sàn verb to squander
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '散' sàn 1b, p. 395)
9. sàn verb to give up
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '散' sàn 2, p. 395)
10. sàn verb to be distracted
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '散'; Guoyu '散' sàn v 3; Kroll 2015 '散' sàn 3, p. 395)
11. sǎn verb not regulated; lax
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '散' sǎn v 1; Kroll 2015 '散' sǎn 1a, p. 396; XHZD '散' sǎn 1, p. 645)
12. sǎn adjective not systematic; chaotic
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '散' sǎn adj 4; Kroll 2015 '散' sǎn 1b, p. 396)
13. sǎn verb to grind into powder
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '散' sǎn 2, p. 396)
14. sǎn noun a melody
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '散' sǎn 3, p. 396)
15. sàn verb to flee; to escape
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 逃走 (Guoyu '散' sàn v 5)
16. sǎn proper noun San
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '散' sǎn n 2)
17. sàn verb scatter; vikiraṇa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vikiraṇa, Japanese: san, Tibetan: 'thor (BCSD '散', p. 574; Mahāvyutpatti 'vikiraṇam'; MW 'vikiraṇa'; SH '散', p. 373; Unihan '散')
18. sàn phonetic sa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sa; see 娑 (FGDB '娑')

Contained in

• 散陀那 Udumbarikasīhanāda
• 天女散华(天女散華) heavenly rain of flowers
• 散支大将(散支大將) Samjneya
• 散花 scatters flowers
• 鱼虾藏身于海洋 鸟兽栖息于山林 人类安住于家国 华人散居于地球(魚蝦藏身於海洋 鳥獸棲息於山林 人類安住於家國 華人散居於地球) Fish and prawns find their hidings in the ocean, Birds and animals find their nests in mountain forests, Humans find their dwellings in their homes and nations, Chinese people find their sense of belonging all across the globe.
• 无分散意(無分散意) avoid scattered thoughts
• 默坐烟霞散 閒观水月明(默坐煙霞散 閒觀水月明) Sitting silently through the haze of dispersing twilight; Observing nonchalantly the light of the moon on the water.
• 散脂迦大将(散脂迦大將) Samjneya
• 散华(散華) scatters flowers

Also contained in

散沙 、 云消雾散 、 散文诗 、 气体扩散 、 抛散 、 散摊子 、 散闷 、 散热器 、 散布 、 扩散周知 、 散座 、 散逸 、 散束 、 蓬散 、 散居 、 蓬头散发 、 魂飞魄散 、 聚散 、 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 、 散文 、 败散 、 自由散漫 、 投閒置散 、 披头散发 、 七零八散 、 曲终人散 、 散工 、 散开 、 紧急疏散 、 溃散 、 散板 、 披散 、 树倒猢狲散 、 核不扩散 、 天下没有不散的筵席 、 涣散 、 离散 、 消散 、 散记 、 四散 、 一拍两散 、 飘散

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 252 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 109 , has parallel version
• Scroll 212 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 109 , has parallel version
• Scroll 175 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 81 , has parallel version
• Scroll 174 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 78 , has parallel version
• Scroll 480 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 76 , has parallel version
• Scroll 176 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 75 , has parallel version
• Scroll 403 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 73 , has parallel version
• Scroll 359 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 64 , has parallel version
• Scroll 177 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 61 , has parallel version
• Scroll 89 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 52 , has parallel version

Collocations

• 散坏 (散壞) 是散壞法 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 22
• 洒散 (灑散) 以水灑散 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 18
• 朝散 (朝散) 西天譯經三藏朝散大夫試鴻臚卿傳教大師臣法天奉 — Sutra of the Seven Buddhas 七佛經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 破散 (破散) 閃壞敗破散消滅 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 5 — count: 8
• 散大夫 (散大夫) 西天譯經三藏朝散大夫試鴻臚卿傳教大師臣法天奉 — Sutra of the Seven Buddhas 七佛經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 持散 (持散) 以鼻歷持散象王頭上者 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 散意 (散意) 散意 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 星散 (星散) 悉能令其星散破壞 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 4 — count: 7
• 转散 (轉散) 云何轉散 — Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 花散 (花散) 以花散佛上 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6