患
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huàn · suffering

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2581
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11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 患

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Example sentences

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Zhè xiē huàn zhě zǒu lù yǒu kùn nán.这些患者走路有困难。

These patients have trouble walking.

Source: Tatoeba #5715116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǐ mǎ huàn yǒu yīn yáng rén zhèng.里瑪患有陰陽人症。

Rima has an intersex condition.

Source: Tatoeba #13518857 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huàn shàng le yán zhòng de gǎn mào.我患上了严重的感冒。

I am suffering from a bad cold.

Source: Tatoeba #432962 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì táng niào bìng huàn zhě.汤姆是糖尿病患者。

Tom is diabetic.

Source: Tatoeba #6774616 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Děng hòu shì lǐ yǒu wǔ wèi huàn zhě.等候室里有五位患者。

There are five patients in the waiting room.

Source: Tatoeba #8776014 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yī shēng xiàn zài zhèng zài gěi nà wèi huàn zhě jiù zhěn.医生现在正在给那位患者就诊。

The doctor is seeing that patient.

Source: Tatoeba #8654602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 患 in context

  1. Say huàn, then recall the core meaning: suffering.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 患者 (huàn zhě), meaning “patient”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 患 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.