Meaning
misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble; danger; worry; to contract (a disease)
Chinese: 忧患、疾病，也表示遭受。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “huan” becomes a different word in each tone. 患 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 患者huàn zhěpatient; sufferer
- 隐患yǐn huàna danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface
- 患有huàn yǒuto contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from
- 患病huàn bìngto fall ill
- 患上huàn shangto come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)
Example Sentence
爷爷患了感冒，正在吃药。Yé ye huàn le gǎn mào, zhèng zài chī yào.Grandpa caught a cold and is taking medicine.
爷爷Yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfath患huànto suffer (from illness)了le(completed action)感冒gǎn màoto catch cold，正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat吃药chī yàoto take medicine。