痰
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phlegm; spittle
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 疒 +8
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 痰
- Common rank
- #2,975
- Unicode
- U+75F0
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
phlegm · Heisig RSH #2659
sickness + 炎 inflammation
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 痰
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 | fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy | |
| 理气化痰 | (TCM) to rectify 氣|气[qi4] and transform phlegm | |
| 化痰 | to transform phlegm (TCM) | |
| 卡痰 | to have phlegm stuck in one's throat | |
| 痰液 | saliva; spittle | |
| 痰盂儿 | erhua variant of 痰盂[tan2 yu2] | |
| 吐痰 | to spit; to expectorate | |
| 祛痰药 | medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM) | |
| 黏痰 | phlegm | |
| 痰盂 | spittoon | |
| 咳痰 | to cough up phlegm; to expectorate | |
| 祛痰 | to dispel phlegm (TCM) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 炎 — compare how they read.