| 散 | 303B10 20S.82-9 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄙㄢˋ [san4] (*ㄙㄢˇ [san3] ). | ||
| N. | (*[san3]) Medicinal powder (cf. 丹，膏，丸). | |||||
| V.i & t. | (1) ([san4] or *[san3]) Spread out, scatter: 散開 (clouds, crowd) disperse; 人散了 people have gone away, left meeting; 分散 scatter about; 聚散 (friends, relatives) separation and reunion. (2) Dismiss, stop (meeting, etc.): 散會，會散了 meeting adjourned; 散學 after school; 戲散了 play has ended and people are coming out; 散工 work hours terminated; 散坐 formula inviting guests to leave table after dinner. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) (*[san3]) Scattered, dispersed, not in group: 散卒，散兵 stray soldiers after defeat; 散帙 odd volumes; 散散落落 scattered about; 散漫 [san4man4]↓. (2) (*[san3]) Relaxed, carefree: 散逸，散蕩 [san4yi4], [san4dang4]↓; 閒散 free, relaxed (time); 散人 a person not harnessed with duties; 散才，散儒 (AC) unconventional scholar. (3) (*[san3]) Random, unclassified, without rank: 散職 [san3zhi2]↓; 散座兒 orchestra seats in theater, opp. 包廂 box seats. | |||||
| Words | 1. 散兵線 *[san3bing1xian4], v.i. & n., (mil.) to defile, march in single file or in files; defilade. 2. 散佈 [san4bu4]1, v.t., scatter (gossip, etc.). 3. 散步 [san4bu4]2, v.i., to take a stroll, also 散散步. 4. 散場 [san4chang3], v.i., play ends and people file out. 5. 散曲 *[san2qU3], n.,(Yuarn Dyn.) plays containing songs without dialogue. 6. 散淡 *[san3dan4], v.i., to relax, have a recreation: 散淡散淡一下 (MC) (also wr. 散誕). 7. 散蕩 *[san3dang4], v.i., see *[san3dan4]↑. 8. 散髮 [san4fa3]([san2fa3]), v.i., to wear dishevelled hair. 9. 散光 [san4guang1] (sp. pr. *[san3guang1]), adj., astigmatic (lens). 10. 散逛 *[san3guang0], v.i., take a stroll. 11. 散花 [san4hua1], v.i., to display textile flowers in Buddhist ceremony. 12. 散話 *[san3hua4], n., idle talk. 13. 散鬨 [san4hong4], v.t., to break up in disagreement. 14. 散夥 [san4huo3], v.i., to break up partnership. 15. 散職 [san3zhi2], n., official post without much work. 16. 散開 [san4kai1], v.i., to spread out, disperse. 17. 散落 [san4luo4], v.i., (friends) disperse. 18. 散漫 [san4man4] (*[san3man4]), adj., (thoughts) scattered, untidy, (writing) not tightly composed. 19. 散悶（兒） [san4men4]([san4me4er0]) (also *[san3men4] (*[san3me4er0]), v.i., to have a recreation or distraction. 20. 散散的 [san2san3de0], (1) adv., leisurely, random; (2) v.i., 散散兒，散散心 to relax, take a stroll, have a change (distraction, etc.). 21. 散沙 *[san3sha1], n., scattered sands; (fig.) 一盤散沙 lacking spirit of cooperation. 22. 散仙 *[san3xian1], n., (Taoist) immortals without given post in heaven. 23. 散心 [san4xin1] (*[san3xin1]), v.i, to relax by stroll or change of place, also 散散的 [san2san3de0]↑. 24. 散失 [san4shi1], adj., get lost. 25. 散學館 [san3xUe2guan3], n., formerly, private school. 26. 散攤子 [san4tan1zi0], v.i., (coll.) break up, see [san4huo3]↑. 27. 散做 [san3zuo4], v.i., work for hire by the day (of workman, musician). 28. 散卒 [san3zu2], n., stray soldiers after defeat. 29. 散文 *[san3wen2], n., prose; 散文詩 prose poem, free verse. 30. 散逸 [san3yi4], adj., carefree. | |||||