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hán

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hán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hán | han2
English translation
see 可汗 kè hán [kè hán], 汗國
>汗国 hán guó [hán guó]
perspiration
sweat
CL:[dī], tóu
> tóu [tóu], shēn [shēn]
to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
perspiration, sweat

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About hán

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

hán

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

water

Etymology of hán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵干

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

gān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and gān represents the sound.

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Example sentences using hán

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de 月季 yuè jì piào Huán gěi 我时上面 shàng miàn 留下 liú xià le 手上 de Hēi 汗渍.

My commutation ticket came back to me with a dark stain from his hand.

tiān cái shì kào 百分之一 de 灵感 línggǎn 百分之九十九 shí jiǔ de 苦汗[努力 nǔlì ].

Genius is one percent, inspiration and ninety - nine percent, perspiration.

那双 shǒu de shǒu bēi shǎng Mǎn shì 浓密 nóng mì de Hēi 汗毛 hàn máo .

The backs of his huge hands were covered in thick black hair.

人生 rénshēng 自古 zì gǔ shuí , liú 丹心 dān xīn zhào 汗青.

What man was ever immune from death ? Let me but leave a loyal heart shining in the pages of history.

hěn 着急 zháojí ,汗水 hàn shuǐ 沿着 yán zhe de 面颊 miàn jiá Zhí tǎng 下来 xià lai .

He was so worried that sweat began to pour down his face.

Words with hán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
hán sweat hán
阿富汗 Ā fù hàn Afghanistan阿富汗 Ā fù hàn
汗水 hàn shuǐ sweat汗水 hàn shuǐ
冷汗 lěng hàn cold sweat冷汗 lěng hàn
流汗 liú hàn to sweat流汗 liú hàn
出汗 chū hàn to perspire出汗 chū hàn
血汗 xuè hàn blood and sweat血汗 xuè hàn
大汗 dà hán supreme khan大汗 dà hán
汗毛 hàn máo hair汗毛 hàn máo
汗衫 hàn shān vest汗衫 hàn shān
可汗 kè hán khan (loanword)可汗 kè hán
成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227)成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hán
血汗钱 xuè hàn qián hard-earned money血汗錢
汗颜 hàn yán to blush with shame (literary)汗顏
大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí dripping with sweat大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí
汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi drenched in sweat汗流浹背
汗珠 hàn zhū beads of sweat汗珠 hàn zhū
汗液 hàn yè sweat汗液 hàn yè
汗马功劳 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits汗馬功勞
一身汗 yī shēn hàn sweating all over一身汗 yī shēn hàn
汗腺 hàn xiàn sweat gland汗腺 hàn xiàn
汗臭 hàn chòu body odor汗臭 hàn chòu
盗汗 dào hàn night sweats盜汗
挥汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat揮汗如雨

hán Decomposition & Compounds

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hán Decomposition

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