散文 meaning and pronunciation

散文
Simplified/traditional word

散文 English definition

sǎn wén
  • prose
  • essay

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  • 散 (sàn): to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack;
  • 文 (wén): language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 118;