喘

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to gasp; to pant; asthma

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 耑 sound

Components 口耑

wheeze · Heisig RSH #2233

口 mouth + prospector

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
喘不过气来	chuǎn bu guò qì lái	to be unable to breathe
气喘如牛	qì chuǎn rú niú	to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom); to huff and puff
气喘病	qì chuǎn bìng	asthma
喘不过	chuǎn bu guò	to be unable to breathe easily
喘粗气	chuǎn cū qì	to pant heavily
喘气	chuǎn qì	to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath
气喘	qì chuǎn	to gasp for breath; asthma
防喘振	fáng chuǎn zhèn	(turbomachinery design) anti-surge
舒喘灵	shū chuǎn líng	albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma
说你胖你就喘	shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn	lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom); fi…
喘息	chuǎn xī	to gasp for breath; to take a breather
气喘喘	qì chuǎn chuǎn	breathless
残喘	cán chuǎn	remaining breath; last gasp
苟延残喘	gǒu yán cán chuǎn	(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
喘振	chuǎn zhèn	(of turbomachinery) to surge; to pulsate
哮喘病	xiào chuǎn bìng	asthma
娇喘	jiāo chuǎn	faint breathing
气喘吁吁	qì chuǎn xū xū	to pant; to gasp for breath
喘吁吁	chuǎn xū xū	to puff and blow
哮喘	xiào chuǎn	asthma

Characters sharing the sound component 耑 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
耑 sound part	—	specialized; concentrated
端	duān	end, extreme; head; beginning
瑞	ruì	auspicious; a good omen
揣	chuāi	to stow in one's clothes; to estimate, to guess, to figure
湍	tuān	current, rapids
颛	zhuān	good, honest, simple; respectful
惴	zhuì	nervous, apprehensive
踹	chuài	to trample, to tread on; to kick; to crush
遄	chuán	to hurry; to go to and fro