汗

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perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 干 sound ( gān )

Components 氵干

sweat · Heisig RSH #2641

水 water + 干 dry

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
满头大汗	mǎn tóu dà hàn	brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely
金国汗	Jīn guó hán	the Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-); the Manchu khanate or kingdom that took over as the Qi…
一身汗	yī shēn hàn	sweating all over
汗血宝马	hàn xuè bǎo mǎ	Ferghana horse
汗如雨下	hàn rú yǔ xià	sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely; sweating like a pig
汗血马	hàn xuè mǎ	(in ancient times) Ferghana horse; (later) fine horse
黑汗王朝	Hēi hán Wáng cháo	Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
阿富汗语	Ā fù hàn yǔ	Afghan (language); Pashto language
成吉思汗	Chéng jí sī hán	Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
汗背心	hàn bèi xīn	tank top; sleeveless undershirt
博格多汗宫	Bó gé duō Hán gōng	the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
汗马功劳	hàn mǎ gōng láo	war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution
大汗	dà hán	supreme khan
大汗	dà hàn	profuse perspiration
汗国	hán guó	khanate (Mongol state)
汗水	hàn shuǐ	sweat; perspiration
汗马	hàn mǎ	(lit.) to exert one's horse; (fig.) war exploits; warhorse (abbr. for 汗血馬\|汗血马[han4 xue4 ma…
发汗	fā hàn	to sweat
出汗	chū hàn	to perspire; to sweat
阿富汗	Ā fù hàn	Afghanistan

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
干 sound part	gān	arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
杆	gān	cane, pole, stick
奸	jiān	crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
刊	kān	publication, periodical; to publish, to print
肝	gān	liver
赶	gǎn	to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel
竿	gān	bamboo pole; penis
轩	xuān	pavilion; carriage; balcony
鼾	hān	to snore loudly
矸	gān	cliff; rock
邗	hán	an ancient place in the state of Wu
旰	gàn	sunset, dusk; evening
犴	àn	wild dog; jail, lock-up
豻	àn	prison, jail; a wild dog
酐	gān	anhydride