患

huàn
#1,247 most
frequent character
suffer from some disease
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

患 has 串 chuàn as a sound part and 心 heart/mind as the meaning part. It first meant to worry or fret, then grew to disaster and to suffering an illness.

患 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

他患有严重的疾病。
tā huànyǒu yánzhòng de jíbìng 。
He suffers from a serious illness.
很多人患上了流感。
hěnduō rén huànshàng le liúgǎn 。
Many people have caught the flu.
我从小就患有哮喘。
wǒ cóngxiǎojiù huànyǒu xiàochuǎn 。
I have suffered from asthma since childhood.

Words with similar meanings

遭受zāoshòu
to suffer from
More general, can be used for various kinds of suffering or misfortune.
忍受rěnshòu
to endure
Implies a sense of tolerance or enduring ongoing suffering.

Homophones

HSK 3
换huàn
change, exchange
幻huàn
fantasy
唤huàn
to call

Words Starting With 患

患者huàn zhě
patient; sufferer

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