HSK 6 · Verbs

分散 fēnsàn “to scatter” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 分散 means

  1. to scatter
  2. to disperse
  3. scattered
  4. to distribute

How to say 分散

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale分fēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale散sàn4th tone, falling

分散 in a sentence

  1. 我们分散开来并在树林中展开搜索。

    Wǒmen fēnsàn kāilai bìng zài shùlín zhōng zhǎnkāi sōusuǒ.

    We spread out and began searching the woods.

    Sentence #1409364 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 分散 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fēnto divide; to separate
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

The character 散 (sàn) drawn as one shape
散sànto scatter

散 is a single shape of 12 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 分散

分 4 strokes · 散 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

分散 (fēnsàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 分散 (fēnsàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 分散

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute分fēn · divide得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse

Words with 散

散步sànbù · to take a walk解散jiěsàn · to dissolve扩散kuòsàn · to spread散布sànbù · to spread散发sànfā · to give off散文sǎnwén · prose

More words: Common Verbs

发扬fāyáng · to carry forward逢féng · to come across封闭fēngbì · to seal off奉献fèngxiàn · to dedicate粉碎fěnsuì · to smash服从fúcóng · to obey覆盖fùgài · to cover抚摸fǔmō · to stroke

FAQs

分散 (fēnsàn) means “to scatter” or “to disperse”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fēnsàn: fēn with a 1st tone, then sàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 分散 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fensan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分散 from the suggestions. Typing fensan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分散 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.