扩散
Old HSK 6
扩散 (kuòsàn) · to spread
扩散 (kuòsàn) means “to spread; to diffuse”. It is written with 2 characters: 扩 (to expand) + 散 (to break up). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 扩散 is built
The characters
扩 kuò · to expand
What 扩 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
Origin hint: 广 gives the meaning, 扌 gives the sound. (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
消息很快就扩散开了。Xiāoxi hěnkuài jiù kuòsàn kāi le.The news quickly spread.
医生说病没有扩散。Yīshēng shuō bìng méiyǒu kuòsàn.The doctor said the illness hasn't spread.
Questions about 扩散
What does 扩散 mean?
扩散 (kuòsàn) means “to spread; to diffuse”.
How do you pronounce 扩散?
扩散 is pronounced kuòsàn.
Which HSK level is 扩散?
扩散 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 扩大kuòdàto expand
- 扩展kuòzhǎnto expand
- 扩充kuòchōngto expand
- 扩张kuòzhāngto expand
- 散步sànbùto take a walk
- 分散fēnsànto scatter
- 解散jiěsànto dissolve
- 散文sǎnwénprose
- 散布sànbùto spread
- 散发sànfāto give off
Learn 扩散 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 111: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.