患
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to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
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Dict coverage rank #1,506 U+60A3
How 患 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 串 (phonetic, chuàn)
How to remember it
troubles · Heisig RSH #1796
shish kebab + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 患
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生于忧患，死于安乐 | shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè | to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom); life springs from sorrow and cala… |
| 精神病患 | jīng shén bìng huàn | mental illness |
| 患难之交 | huàn nàn zhī jiāo | a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed |
| 患难见真情 | huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng | true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom); you see who your true friends are when you… |
| 无患子 | wú huàn zǐ | Sapindales; order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee |
| 人满为患 | rén mǎn wéi huàn | packed with people; overcrowded; overpopulation |
| 解离性人格疾患 | jiě lí xìng rén gé jí huàn | dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder |
| 心腹之患 | xīn fù zhī huàn | lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within |
| 欲加之罪，何患无辞 | yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí | If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one… |
| 有备无患 | yǒu bèi wú huàn | Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case (idiom) |
| 患病者 | huàn bìng zhě | person suffering (from a disease or poisoning); a patient |
| 防患于未然 | fáng huàn yú wèi rán | see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2] |
| 后患无穷 | hòu huàn wú qióng | (idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future |
| 养虎为患 | yǎng hǔ wéi huàn | lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for troubl… |
| 防患未然 | fáng huàn wèi rán | to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall; to nip sth in the bud |
| 共患难 | gòng huàn nàn | to go through hardship together |
| 水患 | shuǐ huàn | flooding; inundation |
| 患儿 | huàn ér | child patient; pediatric patient |
| 患有 | huàn yǒu | to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from |
| 患上 | huàn shang | to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness) |