分散
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
分散 (fēnsàn) · to scatter
分散 (fēnsàn) means “to scatter; to distract”. It is written with 2 characters: 分 (to divide) + 散 (to break up). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 分散 is built
The characters
分 fēn · to divide
What 分 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
散 sàn · to break up
What 散 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: A hand 攵 tossing seeds from a basket (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学习的时候别分散注意力。Xuéxí de shíhou bié fēnsàn zhùyìlì.Don't let your attention wander while studying.
学生们分散在操场各处。Xuéshengmen fēnsàn zài cāochǎng gè chù.The students were scattered all over the playground.
Questions about 分散
What does 分散 mean?
分散 (fēnsàn) means “to scatter; to distract”.
How do you pronounce 分散?
分散 is pronounced fēnsàn.
Which HSK level is 分散?
分散 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 分数fēnshùscore
- 分钟fēnzhōngminute
- 十分shífēnvery
- 一部分yībùfenpart
- 得分défēnto score
- 分别fēnbiéto part
- 分配fēnpèito assign
Learn 分散 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.