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Meaning of 痰

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Pinyin: tán
English Definition: phlegm; spittle
Chinese Definition:
①气管、支气管或肺泡黏膜分泌出来的黏液:痰喘。痰厥。痰盂。吐痰。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (sickness) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper left
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Example Words
吐痰 tán to spit; to expectorate
痰盂 tán spittoon
化痰 huà tán to transform phlegm (TCM)
祛痰 tán to dispel phlegm (TCM)
咳痰 tán to cough up phlegm; to expectorate
More: 痰* | *痰 | *痰*
Example Sentences
1
His throat congested with phlegm.
2
绿
I have been coughing up rusty greenish-yellow phlegm.
3
便
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尿
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Is there any blood in your stool (urine, sputum)?
4
Symptoms are coughing, weight loss, night sweats, and blood tinged sputum.
5
Dried phlem and mucus become like marbles in the lungs - hardened phlegm.