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患

huàn

to contract, to suffer from

A sick person lying in bed with a thermometer
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Character

患 huàn

Strokes
11
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
串 string 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 长期吸烟会显著增加患肺炎和其他呼吸系统疾病的风险。 Chángqī xīyān huì xiǎnzhù zēngjiā huàn fèiyán hé qítā hūxī xìtǒng jíbìng de fēngxiǎn. Long-term smoking significantly increases the risk of contracting pneumonia and other respiratory diseases.
  • 爷爷患了感冒,医生让他多休息。 Yéye huàn le gǎnmào, yīshēng ràng tā duō xiūxi. Grandpa caught a cold, and the doctor told him to rest more.
  • 他从小就患有哮喘,不能跑得太快。 Tā cóng xiǎo jiù huànyǒu xiàochuǎn, bù néng pǎo de tài kuài. He has suffered from asthma since childhood and can't run too fast.

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