散文

sǎnwén
  1. (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
  2. (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 散 sǎn
  1. scattered
  2. loose
  3. to come loose
  4. to fall apart
  5. leisurely
  6. powdered medicine
2 文 wén
  1. language
  2. culture
  3. writing
  4. formal
  5. literary
  6. gentle
  7. (old) classifier for coins
  8. Kangxi radical 67