痰
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phlegm; spittle
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How 痰 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
疒 (semantic, “sickness”) + 炎 (phonetic, yán)
How to remember it
phlegm · Heisig RSH #2659
sickness + 炎 inflammation
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 炎
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 炎 (yán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炎 sound component | yán | flame, blaze; hot |
| 谈 | tán | to talk, to chat; conversation; surname |
| 淡 | dàn | watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless |
| 氮 | dàn | nitrogen |
| 毯 | tǎn | rug, carpet, blanket |
| 啖 | dàn | to feed; to eat; to chew, to bite; to entice |
| 郯 | tán | an ancient city; surname |
| 剡 | yǎn | sharp, pointed; to sharpen |
| 赕 | dǎn | fine, penalty |
| 锬 | tán | long spear |
Words containing 痰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 | yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān | fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy |
| 理气化痰 | lǐ qì huà tán | (TCM) to rectify 氣|气[qi4] and transform phlegm |
| 化痰 | huà tán | to transform phlegm (TCM) |
| 卡痰 | kǎ tán | to have phlegm stuck in one's throat |
| 痰液 | tán yè | saliva; spittle |
| 痰盂儿 | tán yú r | erhua variant of 痰盂[tan2 yu2] |
| 吐痰 | tǔ tán | to spit; to expectorate |
| 祛痰药 | qū tán yào | medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM) |
| 黏痰 | nián tán | phlegm |
| 痰盂 | tán yú | spittoon |
| 咳痰 | ké tán | to cough up phlegm; to expectorate |
| 祛痰 | qū tán | to dispel phlegm (TCM) |