(zàn) - To splash, spatter, or sprinkle (water or other & to scatter or disperse.

Tone 4

zàn | 18 strokes | radical:

· zàn

To splash, spatter, or sprinkle (water or other liquids);

to scatter or disperse.

To splash, spatter, or sprinkle (water or otherto scatter or disperse.

Usage highlights

splash watersplash mudsprinkle watersplash all overscatter and splashsplashing droplets

Synonyms

  • to splash, spatter
  • to sprinkle, scatter
  • to splash, pour

Antonyms

  • to absorb, suck in
  • to collect, gather
  • to gather, assemble

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The car splashed mud on my clothes (濽了一身泥).
  • He sprinkled water on the flowers (给花濽水).
  • The fountain splashes water droplets (喷泉濽出水花).

Collocations

  • splash water(濽水)
  • splash mud(濽泥)
  • sprinkle water(濽洒)
  • splash all over(濽一身)
  • scatter and splash(飞濽)
  • splashing droplets(濽出的水花)

Idioms

  • Splashing wildly in all directions(四散飞濽)
  • Mud and water splashing about(泥水濽溅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is primarily used in descriptive contexts involving liquids and their movement.
  • It appears more frequently in classical and literary Chinese than in modern vernacular usage.
  • The character conveys a sense of dynamic motion and dispersion of liquid particles.

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