散布
Old HSK 6
散布 (sànbù) · to spread
散布 (sànbù) means “to spread; to scatter”. It is written with 2 characters: 散 (to break up) + 布 (cloth). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 散布 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
- 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)
布 bù · cloth
What 布 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Cloth 巾 held in a hand (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不要散布没有根据的消息。Búyào sànbù méiyǒu gēnjù de xiāoxi.Don't spread groundless news.
羊群散布在山坡上。Yángqún sànbù zài shānpō shàng.The flock of sheep was scattered over the hillside.
Questions about 散布
What does 散布 mean?
散布 (sànbù) means “to spread; to scatter”.
How do you pronounce 散布?
散布 is pronounced sànbù.
Which HSK level is 散布?
散布 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 散步sànbùto take a walk
- 分散fēnsànto scatter
- 解散jiěsànto dissolve
- 扩散kuòsànto spread
- 散文sǎnwénprose
- 散发sànfāto give off
- 散sànto break up
- 公布gōngbùto announce
- 宣布xuānbùto announce
- 布置bùzhìto decorate
Learn 散布 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 156: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.