sàn
scatter
Depicts trees (林) being struck (攵) to make things fall off the tree and scatter.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernComponent uses
Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)