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出汗

chūhàn

to sweat

A runner wiping their forehead
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Characters in this word

出 chū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
屮 sprout 凵 container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

汗 hàn

Strokes
6
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 干 arid, dry
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我跑步出汗。 Wǒ pǎobù chū hàn. I sweat when I run.
  • 他出汗很多。 Tā chū hàn hěn duō. He sweats a lot.
  • 天热会出汗。 Tiān rè huì chū hàn. You sweat when it is hot.

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