渙 (huàn) - to scatter & to disperse

渙Tone 4

huàn ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

渙 · huàn

to scatter;

to disperse;

to melt away;

to vanish;

describing something that dissipates or breaks apart.

to scatterto disperseto melt away

Usage highlights

to disperseto melt awaydispersed stateto break up and scatterdispersing effectto dissolve

Synonyms

  • 散— to scatter; to disperse
  • 消— to disappear; to vanish
  • 解— to dissolve; to break up

Antonyms

  • 聚— to gather; to assemble
  • 凝— to condense; to concentrate
  • 集— to collect; to gather

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The crowd gradually dispersed (人群涣散).
  • Ice melts in the spring (冰涣).
  • His attention was scattered (精神涣散).
  • The fog dissipated in the morning sun (雾气涣然).

Collocations

  • to disperse(涣散)
  • to melt away(涣解)
  • dispersed state(涣然)
  • to break up and scatter(涣离)
  • dispersing effect(涣释)
  • to dissolve(涣灭)

Idioms

  • The ice melts away(涣然冰释)
  • Disperse and not return(涣而不返)
  • Scattered like stars(涣若星离)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted water flowing and dispersing, later extended to abstract concepts like attention or organization breaking apart.
  • In classical texts, often used to describe the dissolution of formations, crowds, or frozen substances.
  • The character appears in philosophical contexts describing the natural process of things returning to their dispersed state.

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