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过敏

guòmǐn

allergic; allergy

A person avoiding a flower
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Characters in this word

过 guò

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

敏 mǐn

Strokes
11
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
每 each, every 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 敏

Example phrases

  • 我对花过敏。 Wǒ duì huā guò mǐn. I am allergic to flowers.
  • 他对奶过敏。 Tā duì nǎi guò mǐn. He is allergic to milk.
  • 过敏很难受。 Guò mǐn hěn nán shòu. Allergies feel very uncomfortable.

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