散落

sànluò

verb #19,013

Meanings

1 to be scattered about
2 to lie scattered
3 to fall and disperse

Characters

to scatter; to disperse

to fall; to drop

Examples

树叶散落在地上。

Shùyè sànluò zài dìshang.

Leaves lie scattered on the ground.

村庄散落在山谷之间。

Cūnzhuāng sànluò zài shāngǔ zhījiān.

Villages are scattered among the valleys.

Tips

usage

散落 has two readings: sǎnluò (to lie scattered across an area) and sànluò (to fall and scatter). The sǎn reading emphasizes the static state of being spread out; sàn emphasizes the action of dispersing.

Stroke Order

散 sàn

落 luò