PINYIN

sàn

DEFINITION
  • to scatter
  • to break up (a meeting etc)
  • to disperse
  • to disseminate
  • to dispel
  • (coll.) to sack
EXAMPLE
散步 / sàn bù 
to take a walk / to go for a walk
 
PINYIN

sǎn

DEFINITION
  • scattered
  • loose
  • to come loose
  • to fall apart
  • leisurely
  • powdered medicine
EXAMPLE
散文 / sǎn wén / prose,essay