懂中文 Dong Chinese

涣

huàn

scatter

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 奂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 渙.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

奂 sound component

奂  Sound component

huàn

  

be numerous

Evolution

涣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
涣 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
涣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
涣 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
涣 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

涣 (渙) 

huàn

scatter; scattered, dispersed; to dissipate; to dissolve

Most common words with 涣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

涣散

lax

涣

to dissipate

涣然冰释

to melt away (idiom)