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感冒

gǎnmào

to catch a cold

A sick person holding a tissue
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Characters in this word

感 gǎn

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
咸 all, together, united 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 感

冒 mào

Strokes
9
Radical
冂 — frame
Made of
日 sun 目 eye
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我感冒了。 Wǒ gǎnmào le. I caught a cold.
  • 他感冒了。 Tā gǎnmào le. He caught a cold.
  • 别感冒了。 Bié gǎnmào le. Do not catch a cold.

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