散 [－]

Jyutping saan3
Pinyin sàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to scatter/to break up (a meeting etc)/to disperse/to disseminate/to dispel/(coll.) to sack/to get rid of
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    分​佈​；​撒出
    to distribute; to sprinkle
    • 散佈
      散布
      saan3 bou3
      to (be) distribute(d)
    • 天女散花
      天女散花
      tin1 neoi2 saan3 faa1
      goddess sprinkling flowers
    • 散發
      散发
      saan3 faat3
      radiate
  2. 語素
    排遣
    to relieve oneself from a negative state, such as loneliness and/or boredom
    • 散心
      散心
      saan3 sam1
      to relieve boredom (by doing something pleasant, such as going on a walk)
  3. 動詞
    離開​；​活動​完​咗​解散
    to leave, to dismiss
    • 你哋幾點散？
      你哋几点散？
      nei5 dei6 gei2 dim2 saan3?
      When will you leave?
    • 個會開咗兩個鐘都未散。
      个会开咗两个钟都未散。
      go3 wui2 hoi1 zo2 loeng5 go3 zung1 dou1 mei6 saan3.
      The meeting has been lasting for 2 hours already (and has not dismissed).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. scatter, disperse, break up
  2. Cangjie Input
    TBOK

散 [－]

Jyutping saan2
Pinyin sàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to scatter
  2. to break up (a meeting etc)
  3. to disperse
  4. to disseminate
  5. to dispel
  6. (coll.) to sack
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to dispose of; to get rid of; (of medicine) the form of medicines
  2. slack/undisciplined/scattered/medicinal powder
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    零零碎碎​；​唔​整齊​，​唔​集中​；​唔​長​久​或​持久
    scattered; temporary
    • 散工
      散工
      saan2 gung1
      temporary staff; a freelance worker
    • 打散工
      打散工
      daa1 saan2 gung1
      to work freelance
    • 一盤散沙
      一盘散沙
      jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1
      used to show a group of people are discordant; literally: a plate of disorderly sand
  2. 形容詞
    身體​疲倦​，​精力​困乏​，​心神​唔​集中
    exhausted, distracted
    • 我今日返工洗咗十二個鐘頭，宜家成個人都散晒。
      我今日返工洗咗十二个钟头，宜家成个人都散晒。
      gno4 gam1 jat6 faan1 zo2 sap6 ji6 go3 zung1 tau4, ji4 gaa1 seng4 go3 jan4 dou1 saan2 saai3
      I am completely wrecked now, as I have been washing dishes for twelve hours.
    • 你哋班人個心咁散，點去考DSE呀？
      你哋班人个心咁散，点去考DSE呀？
      nei5 dei6 baan1 jan4 go3 sam1 gam3 saan2, dim2 heoi3 haau2 di1 es1 i1 aa3?
      You are not at all focusing on studying; how could you possibly tackle the DSE exam?
  3. 動詞
    分手​；​情人​結束​感情​關​係
    (with regard to a romantic relationship) to break up; to end
    • 我同佢散咗。
      我同佢散咗。
      ngo5 tung4 keoi5 saan2 zo5.
      I have broken up with her.
    • 幾時散㗎？點解會散嘅？
      几时散㗎？点解会散嘅？
      gei2 si4 saan2 gaa3? dim2 gaai2 wui5 saan2 ge2?
      When did you break up with her? And why?
  4. 名詞
    藥粉
    powdered medicine
    • 胃散
      胃散
      wai6 saan2
      medicine for stomach illness (in the form of powder)
    • 消暑散
      消暑散
      siu1 syu2 saan2
      heat stroke cure (in the form of powder)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to distribute; to disseminate
  2. character
    to open; to open wide
  3. character, Hokkien
    to induce sweat
  4. character
    to express; to declare; to explain
  5. character
    to lose; to miss
  6. character
    to herd; to graze; to walk (animals)
  7. character
    to dissipate; to distract; to find diversion
  8. character
    chaotic; helter-skelter
  9. character, Hokkien, Mainland-China
    courageous; fearless
  10. character, Hokkien, Philippines, Quanzhou, Xiamen
    to stroll; to saunter; to go for a walk
  11. character
    to run away; to escape; to flee
  12. character, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Zhangzhou
    poor
    (syn.) 散赤, 困頓, 穷乏, 困苦, 貧苦, 贫困, 貧寒, 窮, 貧瘠, 貧乏, 窮㾪, 困穷, 空乏, 困難, 困窮, 苦寒, 窘迫, 厄, 㾪赤, 窮苦, 困乏, 貧窮, 贫瘠, 清貧, 穷赤, 宋凶, 磽, 穷困, 窘促, 穷, 困顿, 䆀康, 清贫, 困窘, 困难, 贫乏, 貧困, 窮乏, 贫苦, 贫寒, 窮赤, 清苦, 淡薄, 穷㾪, 穷苦, 窮困, 艱苦, 艰苦, 贫穷, 窘困, 散凶
  13. character
    to end; to finish; to be over
  14. character
    to break up; to disperse; to scatter
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 散開 – 散开
  2. 分手
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #608
  2. HSK3 五级词汇表 #637
  3. HSK3 三级汉字表 #183
  4. HSK3 高等手写字表 #308

散 [－]

Jyutping saan2
Pinyin sǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. scattered
  2. loose
  3. to come loose
  4. to fall apart
  5. leisurely
  6. powdered medicine
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to become loose; to break apart; to fall apart
  2. character
    scattered; fragmentary; odd; apart
  3. character
    free from parallelism
  4. character
    mixed and disorderly; miscellaneous
  5. character
    careless; incautious; inattentive
  6. character, Chinese, traditional
    medicine in powder form
  7. character
    natural and restrained; at ease
  8. character
    loose; free
  9. character
    free and unfettered
  10. character
    ordinary; useless
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你为什么说要去公园散步？
    你為什麼説要去公園散步？
    nǐ wèi shén me shuō yào qù gōng yuán sàn bù ？
    • Why are you saying you want to walk in the park?
  2. Mandarin
    我们去了林中散步。
    我們去了林中散步。
    wǒ men qù le lín zhōng sàn bù 。
    • We went for a walk in the forest.
  3. Mandarin
    我去公园散了步。
    我去公園散了步。
    wǒ qù gōng yuán sàn le bù 。
    • I went for a walk in the park.
  4. Mandarin
    我今天早上不想散步。
    我今天早上不想散步。
    wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shang bù xiǎng sàn bù 。
    • I don't feel like taking a walk this morning.
  5. Mandarin
    他每天早上都散步。
    他每天早上都散步。
    tā měi tiān zǎo shang dōu sàn bù 。
    • Every morning he leaves to take a walk.
    • He takes a walk every morning.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢食早餐之前去咗散步。
    佢食早餐之前去咗散步。
    keoi5 sik6 zou2 caan1 zi1 cin4 heoi3 zo2 saan3 bou6 。
    • She took a walk before breakfast.
  2. Cantonese
    西班牙人最钟意夜晚出街散吓步、唞吓凉。
    西班牙人最鍾意夜晚出街散吓步、唞吓涼。
    sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jan4 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 je6 maan5 ceot1 gaai1 saan2 haa5 bou6 、 tau2 haak3 loeng4 。
    • Spaniards love to stroll around in the evening cool.
  3. Cantonese
    我日日都去森林度散步。
    我日日都去森林度散步。
    ngo5 jat6 jat6 dou1 heoi3 sam1 lam4 dou6 saan3 bou6 。
    • I walk in the forest every day.
  4. Cantonese
    跟住我就攞住本书走咗出去散步。
    跟住我就攞住本書走咗出去散步。
    gan1 zyu6 ngo5 zau6 lo2 zyu6 bun2 syu1 zau2 zo2 ceot1 heoi3 saan3 bou6 。
    • I went out for a walk with a book in my hand after that.
  5. Cantonese
    我哋食完晚饭，不如去海滩散步吖。
    我哋食完晚飯，不如去海灘散步吖。
    ngo5 dei2 sik6 jyun4 maan5 faan6 ， bat1 jyu4 heoi3 hoi2 taan1 saan3 bou6 aa1 。
    • Let's walk on the beach after dinner.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    蛋散
    蛋散
    daan6 saan2
    • egg lard
  2. Cantonese
    你呢篇文系写得唔错，但系我哋要你写论文，你就写散文，个文体都完全唔一样嘅。
    你呢篇文係寫得唔錯，但係我哋要你寫論文，你就寫散文，個文體都完全唔一樣嘅。
    nei5 nei1 pin1 man2 hai6 se2 dak1 m4 co3, daan6 hai6 ngo5 dei6 jiu3 nei5 se2 leon6 man2, nei5 zau6 se2 saan2 man4, go3 man4 tai2 dou1 jyun4 cyun4 m4 jat1 joeng6 ge3.
    • Your article is nice. However, you presented us with a prose while we requested a thesis. In terms of stylistics, they are completely different.
  3. Cantonese
    真系估唔到呢架车咁脆，一撞就散晒。
    真係估唔到呢架車咁脆，一撞就散晒。
    zan1 hai6 gu2 m4 dou2 ni1 gaa3 ce1 gam3 ceoi3 jat1 zong6 zau6 saan3 saai3
    • I really couldn't expect this car is so fragile, it broke into pieces in a single crash.
  4. Cantonese
    你有散纸就早响啦。
    你有散紙就早響啦。
    nei5 jau5 saan2 zi2 zau6 zou2 hoeng2 laa1.
    • You should have told me sooner that you got small change.
  5. Cantonese
    你有散纸又唔早响。
    你有散紙又唔早響。
    nei5 jau5 saan2 zi2 jau6 m4 zou2 hoeng2.
    • Why didn't you tell me sooner that you got small change?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    冤魂不散
    冤魂不散
    jyun1 wan4 bat1 saan3
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    散文
    散文
    sǎn wén
    • prose
  2. Mandarin
    警察一到现场，人群便四散离去。
    警察一到現場，人羣便四散離去。
    jǐng chá yī dào xiàn chǎng ， rén qún biàn sì sàn lí qù ．
    • The crowd soon dissipated when the police arrived.
  3. Mandarin
    如果天晴，我们就去散步。
    如果天晴，我們就去散步。
    rú guǒ tiān qíng ， wǒ men jiù qù sàn bù ．
    • If the weather clears, we'll go for a walk.
  4. Mandarin
    都散了吧，Flash平台已凉！
    都散了吧，Flash平台已涼！
    dōu sàn le ba ， Ｆｌａｓｈ píng tái yǐ liáng ！
    • [Let's] all go away; Flash platform is already dead!
  5. Mandarin
    涨潮时你不能在这个海滩散步。
    漲潮時你不能在這個海灘散步。
    zhàng cháo shí nǐ bù néng zài zhè ge hǎi tān sàn bù ．
    • You can't walk along this beach at high tide.