| 1 | 散 | 散 | sǎn | san3 | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine | | |
| 2 | 散文 | 散文 | sǎn wén | san3 wen2 | prose; essay | | |
| 3 | 散射 | 散射 | sǎn shè | san3 she4 | scattering | | |
| 4 | 散户 | 散戶 | sǎn hù | san3 hu4 | individual (shareholder); the small investor | | |
| 5 | 散曲 | 散曲 | sǎn qǔ | san3 qu3 | verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing | | |
| 6 | 散钱 | 散錢 | sǎn qián | san3 qian2 | small sum of money; loose change; Cantonese equivalent of 零钱 | | |
| 7 | 散漫 | 散漫 | sǎn màn | san3 man4 | undisciplined; unorganized | | |
| 8 | 散客 | 散客 | sǎn kè | san3 ke4 | FIT (free independent traveler); individual traveler (as opposed to traveling with a group) | | |
| 9 | 散居 | 散居 | sǎn jū | san3 ju1 | (of a group of people) to live scattered over an area | | |
| 10 | 散景 | 散景 | sǎn jǐng | san3 jing3 | bokeh (photography) | | |
| 11 | 散见 | 散見 | sǎn jiàn | san3 jian4 | spare parts; odds and ends; seen periodically | | |
| 12 | 散座儿 | 散座兒 | sǎn zuò r | san3 zuo4 r5 | erhua variant of 散座 ; single seat (in theater); irregular passenger (in rickshaw) | | |
| 13 | 散记 | 散記 | sǎn jì | san3 ji4 | powder medicine; random jottings; travel notes | | |
| 14 | 散话 | 散話 | sǎn huà | san3 hua4 | digression | | |
| 15 | 散光 | 散光 | sǎn guāng | san3 guang1 | astigmatism; see also 散光 | | |
| 16 | 散工 | 散工 | sǎn gōng | san3 gong1 | day labor; piece-time work | | |
| 17 | 散粉 | 散粉 | sǎn fěn | san3 fen3 | loose powder (makeup) | | |
| 18 | 散匪 | 散匪 | sǎn fěi | san3 fei3 | scattered bandits; fig. random jottings; marginal notes | | |
| 19 | 散飞子弹 | 散飛子彈 | sǎn fēi zǐ dàn | san3 fei1 zi3 dan4 | wild shot (military) | | |
| 20 | 散点图 | 散點圖 | sǎn diǎn tú | san3 dian3 tu2 | scatter plot | | |
| 21 | 散弹枪 | 散彈槍 | sǎn dàn qiāng | san3 dan4 qiang1 | shotgun | | |
| 22 | 散诞 | 散誕 | sǎn dàn | san3 dan4 | (gun) shot; canister shot; free and unfettered | | |
| 23 | 散兵游勇 | 散兵遊勇 | sǎn bīng yóu yǒng | san3 bing1 you2 yong3 | lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action | | |
| 24 | 散兵坑 | 散兵坑 | sǎn bīng kēng | san3 bing1 keng1 | foxhole (military) | | |
| 25 | 散兵 | 散兵 | sǎn bīng | san3 bing1 | loose and disorganized soldiers; stragglers; fig. a loner | | |