患 (huàn) — to contract / suffer from (a disease)
Definition
Used almost only in the fixed phrase 患…病, meaning 'to come down with / contract (a disease)'. Contrast 闹, which uses 闹 + illness for short episodes (闹肚子) rather than serious diagnosed conditions.
verb
to contract / suffer from (a disease)
Examples
- 患，。Tā huàn le yán zhòng de wèi bìng, xū yào zhù yuàn.He contracted a serious stomach disease and needs to be hospitalized.
- 患。Zhù yì huàn gǎn mào de shí hou duō hē shuǐ.When you catch a cold, remember to drink plenty of water.
- 患，。Tā huàn le yì yù zhèng, zhèng zài chī yào.She developed depression and is taking medication.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
患 is made from 心, a heart, plus 串, which gives the sound. Some old explanations also read the upper part as piercing through the heart.
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