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痰

Character

痰 tán

HSK 7–9Character

phlegm; the thick spit in your throat that you cough out

Radical
疒
Strokes
13
Structure
Surrounds from top-left
Parts
疒 炎
Traditional
痰
Frequency
#3763 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

tán

tan2
  1. phlegm; the thick spit in your throat that you cough out

Examples

  • 他咳嗽的时候有很多痰。

    tā ké sòu de shí hou yǒu hěn duō tán

    He has a lot of phlegm when he coughs.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 医生说我痰很多。

    yī shēng shuō wǒ tán hěn duō

    The doctor says I have a lot of phlegm.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 13 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 痰

Draw “痰” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 痰

痰液tán yèsalivaWord痰盂tán yúspittoonWord
痰盂儿tán yú rspittoon↗Erhua variant of 痰盂Word
化痰huà tánto transform phlegm (TCM)Word卡痰kǎ tánto have phlegm stuck in one's throatWord吐痰tǔ tánto spitWord咳痰ké tánto cough up phlegmWord祛痰qū tánto dispel phlegm (TCM)Word黏痰nián tánphlegmWord祛痰药qū tán yàomedicine to dispel phlegm (TCM)Word理气化痰lǐ qì huà tán(TCM) to rectify 气 (qì) and transform phlegmWord

Same radical 疒

All characters with 疒 →
病bìng痛tòng疗liáo療liáo症zhèng癥zhèng疾jí疫yì疯fēng瘋fēng癒yù疼téng
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