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.

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FleshSemantic
A hand wielding a stickSemantic

会议结束后,人群慢慢了。

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

after the meeting ended, the crowd slowly dispersed.

风把乌云吹,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

逸散

yì sàn

(of gas, liquid, toxins, heat etc) to escape; to dissipate

遣散

qiǎn sàn

to disband

遣散费

qiǎn sàn fèi

severance pay

闲散

xián sǎn

laid back; leisurely

阴魂不散

yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)

集散

jí sàn

to assemble (goods, passengers etc from various locations) and dispatch (them)

集散地

jí sàn dì

distribution center

离散

lí sàn

(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed

离散性

lí sàn xìng

discreteness

离散数学

lí sàn shù xué

discrete mathematics

云散风流

yún sàn fēng liú

lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down

云消雾散

yún xiāo wù sàn

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)

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