(hàn)

HSK 56 strokes
Readingshànhán

see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗国

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hàn / hán
Meaning
see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗国
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵干

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

chūhàn
HSK 5

to perspire; to sweat

Open 出汗 page →
hànshuǐ
HSK 7-9

sweat

Open 汗水 page →
hán

khan (loanword)

Open 可汗 page →

Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire

Open 成吉思汗 page →

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

Open 捏一把汗 page →

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