散沙 sǎn shā ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ saan2 saa1
- scattered sand
- fig. lacking in cohesion or organization
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散
- 分散 fēn sàn ㄈㄣ ㄙㄢˋ fan1 saan3 to scatter
- 懒散 懶散 lǎn sǎn ㄌㄢˇ ㄙㄢˇ laan5 saan2 indolent; negligent; slack
- 扩散 擴散 kuò sàn ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢˋ kong3 saan3 to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse
- 散布 散佈 sàn bù ㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ saan3 bou3 to disseminate
- 散文 sǎn wén ㄙㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ saan2 man4 (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
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- 散步 sàn bù ㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ saan3 bou6 to take a walk; to go for a walk
- 散发 散發 sàn fā ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄚ saan3 faat3 to distribute; to emit; to give off
- 疏散 shū sàn ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋ so1 saan3 to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate
- 解散 jiě sàn ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄙㄢˋ gaai2 saan3 to dissolve
- 冗散 rǒng sǎn ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄙㄢˇ jung2 saan3 (literary) idle; unemployed
- 吹散 chuī sàn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄙㄢˋ ceoi1 saan3 to disperse
- 四散 sì sàn ㄙˋ ㄙㄢˋ sei3 saan3 to disperse
- 失散 shī sàn ㄕ ㄙㄢˋ sat1 saan3 to lose touch with
- 弥散 彌散 mí sàn ㄇㄧˊ ㄙㄢˋ nei4 saan3 to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
- 打散 dǎ sàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄢˋ daa2 saan2 to scatter
- 拆散 chāi sàn ㄔㄞ ㄙㄢˋ caak3 saan2 to break up (a marriage, family etc)
- 抛散 拋散 pāo sàn ㄆㄠ ㄙㄢˋ paau1 saan3 to scatter; to disperse
- 散乱 散亂 sǎn luàn ㄙㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ saan2 lyun6 in disorder
- 散亡 sàn wáng ㄙㄢˋ ㄨㄤˊ saan3 mong4 dispersed and lost
- 散件 sǎn jiàn ㄙㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ saan2 gin2 spare parts
沙
- 沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ saa1 aa2 hoarse; husky; raspy
- 沙子 shā zi ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ saa1 zi2 sand
- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 沙漠 shā mò ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ saa1 mok6 desert
- 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ saa1 taan1 beach
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- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 沙龙 沙龍 shā lóng ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ saa1 lung4 salon (loanword)
- 风沙 風沙 fēng shā ㄈㄥ ㄕㄚ fung1 saa1 sand blown by wind
- 三沙 Sān shā ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ saam1 saa1 see 三沙市
- 丹沙 dān shā ㄉㄢ ㄕㄚ daan1 saa1 cinnabar (used in TCM)
- 冰沙 bīng shā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄚ bing1 saa1 slushie
- 加沙 Jiā shā ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄚ gaa1 saa1 Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)
- 南沙 Nán shā ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ naam4 saa1 see 南沙群岛
- 叻沙 lè shā ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄚ lik1 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 喇沙 Lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
- 喇沙 lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 川沙 Chuān shā ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄚ cyun1 saa1 Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦东新区, Shanghai
- 抟沙 摶沙 tuán shā ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄚ tyun4 saa1 lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
- 暗沙 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saa1 submerged sandbank
- 沙䳭 shā jí ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧˊ (bird species of China) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
Idioms with these characters
- 不见不散 不見不散 bù jiàn bù sàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ bat1 gin3 bat1 saan3 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
- 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ fung1 lau4 wan4 saan3 lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
- 魂飞魄散 魂飛魄散 hún fēi pò sàn ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄟ ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄢˋ wan4 fei1 paak3 saan3 lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
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- 尽欢而散 盡歡而散 jìn huān ér sàn ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄦˊ ㄙㄢˋ zeon6 fun1 ji4 saan3 to disperse after a happy time (idiom)
- 披头散发 披頭散髮 pī tóu sàn fà ㄆㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄚˋ pei1 tau4 saan2 faat3 with dishevelled hair (idiom)
- 妻离子散 妻離子散 qī lí zǐ sàn ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˊ ㄗˇ ㄙㄢˋ cai1 lei4 zi2 saan3 a family wrenched apart (idiom)
- 如鸟兽散 如鳥獸散 rú niǎo shòu sàn ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄙㄢˋ jyu4 niu5 sau3 saan3 lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
- 散兵游勇 散兵遊勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng ㄙㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ saan2 bing1 jau4 jung5 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
- 散心解闷 散心解悶 sàn xīn jiě mèn ㄙㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ saan3 sam1 gaai2 mun6 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
- 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
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- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 沙盘推演 沙盤推演 shā pán tuī yǎn ㄕㄚ ㄆㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˇ saa1 pun4 teoi1 jin2 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
- 一盘散沙 一盤散沙 yī pán sǎn shā ㄧ ㄆㄢˊ ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
- 战死沙场 戰死沙場 zhàn sǐ shā chǎng ㄓㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄤˇ zin3 sei2 saa1 coeng4 (idiom) to die in battle
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
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It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.
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