涣 (huàn): to scatter; to disperse; to dis…

Meanings

没有领导，队伍人心涣散。

Méiyǒu lǐngdǎo, duìwu rénxīnhuànsàn.

Without leadership the team's morale fell apart.

他的疑虑涣然冰释。

Tā de yílǜ huànránbīngshì.

His doubts melted away like ice.

usage

Mostly in 涣散 (lax, scattered, said of discipline or morale) and the idiom 涣然冰释 (doubts or misunderstandings melting away like ice).

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The three-drop water radical, the side form of 水. Water flowing apart is the root image behind 'to scatter and disperse'.

phonetic

奂 huàn

abundant; splendid

Provides the sound, read 奂 and unchanged here. It is the same phonetic seen in 焕 and contributes only the pronunciation.

涣 huàn