散文
Old HSK 6
散文 (sǎnwén) · prose
散文 (sǎnwén) means “prose; essay”. It is written with 2 characters: 散 (to break up) + 文 (writing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 散文 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)
文 wén · writing
What 文 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A tattooed chest, representing writing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我很喜欢读他写的散文。Wǒ hěn xǐhuan dú tā xiě de sǎnwén.I really like reading the essays he writes.
这篇散文描写了家乡的秋天。Zhè piān sǎnwén miáoxiě le jiāxiāng de qiūtiān.This essay describes autumn in the writer's hometown.
Questions about 散文
What does 散文 mean?
散文 (sǎnwén) means “prose; essay”.
How do you pronounce 散文?
散文 is pronounced sǎnwén.
Which HSK level is 散文?
散文 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
- 散布sànbùto spread
- 散发sànfāto give off
- 散sànto break up
- 课文kèwénlesson text
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 英文YīngwénEnglish (language)
Learn 散文 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 156: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.