散发 (sànfā) · to give off

散发 (sànfā) means “to give off; to send out; to hand out”. It is written with 2 characters: 散 (to break up) + 发 (to send). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 散发 is built

The characters

散 sàn · to break up

What 散 is made of

⺼ — meat
攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke

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)

发 fā · to send

What 发 is made of

又yòu — (once) again

Example sentences

花园里的花散发着香味。Huāyuán lǐ de huā sànfā zhe xiāngwèi.The flowers in the garden give off a sweet smell.

他们在街上散发广告。Tāmen zài jiēshàng sànfā guǎnggào.They were handing out ads on the street.

Questions about 散发

What does 散发 mean?

散发 (sànfā) means “to give off; to send out; to hand out”.

How do you pronounce 散发?

散发 is pronounced sànfā.

Which HSK level is 散发?

散发 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 散发 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 156: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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