涣 (huàn) · to scatter; to disperse; to dissolve

Meanings

1 to scatter; to disperse; to dissolve

Characters

涣

huàn

to scatter; to disperse

Examples

HSK 6

没有领导，队伍人心涣散。

Méiyǒu lǐngdǎo, duìwu rénxīn-huànsàn.

Without leadership the team's morale fell apart.

HSK 7-9

他的疑虑涣然冰释。

Tā de yílǜ huànrán-bīngshì.

His doubts melted away like ice.

Tips

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).

Components

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.

Stroke Order

涣 huàn

Related Words

涣散 huànsàn #32,013

lax; slack / disorganized; demoralized / (verb) to slacken; to fall apart

分散 fēnsàn HSK 6 #4,566

to scatter; to disperse / to distract; to divert

散 sàn HSK 6 #3,104

to scatter; to disperse / to break up (a meeting, crowd) / to give off; to emit; to spread (heat, smell, news)

疏散 shūsàn HSK 7-9 #5,758

to evacuate / to disperse / to scatter

散开 sànkāi #8,773

to scatter; to spread out / to disperse; to break apart

化为泡影 huàwéi-pàoyǐng

to vanish like bubbles and shadows; to come to nothing / (of plans, hopes) to dissolve into thin air

洒 sǎ HSK 5 #4,929

to sprinkle; to spray; to scatter / to spill (liquid)

解除 jiěchú HSK 7-9 #3,847

to remove; to relieve (of duties or restrictions) / to lift (a ban); to dissolve (a contract)

解散 jiěsàn HSK 7-9 #5,646

to dissolve / to disband / to dismiss

解 jiě HSK 6 #2,055

to untie; to undo; to loosen / to solve; to resolve / to explain; to interpret / to dissolve; to melt; to break apart / to understand; to comprehend