患(huàn)

HSK 611 strokes

to suffer (from illness)

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Character information

Pinyin
huàn
Meaning
to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 患 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱串心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 串 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

串chuàn心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 患 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 患

Common words using 患 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huàn患zhě者
HSK 6

patient; sufferer

Open 患者 page →
huàn患yǒu有
HSK 7-9

to contract (an illness)

Open 患有 page →
huàn患bìng病
HSK 7-9

to fall ill

Open 患病 page →
shāng伤huàn患

injured person

Open 伤患 page →
wài外huàn患

foreign aggression

Open 外患 page →
huàn患shàng上

to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)

Open 患上 page →
rén人mǎn满wéi为huàn患

packed with people

Open 人满为患 page →
nèi内yōu忧wài外huàn患

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

Open 内忧外患 page →

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From 患’s common words

者有病伤外上人满

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