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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- huan4
- English meanings
- contract (an illness)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 串; bottom 心.
Meaning & sound clues
心 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.
串 is identified as the sound component (chuàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 患.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
call; summon
unreal; illusory; fantasy
trade
happy
happy
glowing
ring
paralysis; breakdown
slow
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 患有
- 患病
- 患者
- 隐患