Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

perspiration; sweat

Chinese: 汗水。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “han” becomes a different word in each tone. 汗 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 汗水hàn shuǐsweat; perspiration
  • 出汗chū hànto perspire; to sweat
  • 大汗dà hánsupreme khan
  • 汗国hán guókhanate (Mongol state)
  • 可汗kè hánkhan (loanword)

Example Sentence

跑完步,他满头大汗。Pǎo wán bù, tā mǎn tóu dà hàn.After running, he was covered in sweat.

Pǎo(of an animal) to paw (thewánto finisha stephe满头大汗mǎn tóu dà hànbrow beaded with sweat