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perspiration; sweat; CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1]; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,151 U+6C57

How 汗 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 干 (phonetic, gān)

components: 氵 干

How to remember it

sweat · Heisig RSH #2641

水 water + 干 dry

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 干

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 干 (gān) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
干 sound component gān arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
杆 gān cane, pole, stick
奸 jiān crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
刊 kān publication, periodical; to publish, to print
肝 gān liver
赶 gǎn to pursue, to overtake; to hurry; to expel
竿 gān bamboo pole; penis
轩 xuān pavilion; carriage; balcony
鼾 hān to snore loudly
矸 gān cliff; rock
邗 hán an ancient place in the state of Wu
旰 gàn sunset, dusk; evening
犴 àn wild dog; jail, lock-up
豻 àn prison, jail; a wild dog
酐 gān anhydride

Words containing 汗

WordPinyinMeaning
满头大汗 mǎn tóu dà hàn brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely
金国汗 Jīn guó hán the Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-); the Manchu khanate or kingdom that took over as the Qi…
一身汗 yī shēn hàn sweating all over
汗血宝马 hàn xuè bǎo mǎ Ferghana horse
汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely; sweating like a pig
汗血马 hàn xuè mǎ (in ancient times) Ferghana horse; (later) fine horse
黑汗王朝 Hēi hán Wáng cháo Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
阿富汗语 Ā fù hàn yǔ Afghan (language); Pashto language
成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
汗背心 hàn bèi xīn tank top; sleeveless undershirt
博格多汗宫 Bó gé duō Hán gōng the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
汗马功劳 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution
大汗 dà hán supreme khan
大汗 dà hàn profuse perspiration
汗国 hán guó khanate (Mongol state)
汗水 hàn shuǐ sweat; perspiration
汗马 hàn mǎ (lit.) to exert one's horse; (fig.) war exploits; warhorse (abbr. for 汗血馬|汗血马[han4 xue4 ma…
发汗 fā hàn to sweat
出汗 chū hàn to perspire; to sweat
阿富汗 Ā fù hàn Afghanistan