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Meaning of 痰

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痰
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: 疒
Pictophonetic:炎 indicates the sound; 疒 (sickness) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
Similar Characters: 瘐
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Example Words
吐痰 tǔ tán to spit; to expectorate
痰盂 tán yú spittoon
化痰 huà tán to transform phlegm (TCM)
祛痰 qū tán to dispel phlegm (TCM)
咳痰 ké tán to cough up phlegm; to expectorate
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Example Sentences
1
他的喉咙被痰堵住了
。
His throat congested with phlegm.
2
我一直咳嗽
,
还有绿黄色的痰
。
I have been coughing up rusty greenish-yellow phlegm.
3
你的大便里
(
尿里
,
痰里
)
有血吗
?
Is there any blood in your stool (urine, sputum)?
4
其症状是咳嗽
、
体重减轻
、
盗汗
、
痰中带血
。
Symptoms are coughing, weight loss, night sweats, and blood tinged sputum.
5
干燥的痰和黏液在肺部变得像大理石一样
——
硬化了
。
Dried phlem and mucus become like marbles in the lungs - hardened phlegm.