汗

hàn
HSK 4
#1,488 most
frequent character
perspiration, sweat
noun
Measure words:滴 dī,头 tóu,身 shēn

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

汗 has 氵 water as its meaning part and 干 gàn as its sound part. It first meant sweat. Read hàn or hán, both mean sweat. Read hán, it was also borrowed for its sound to write 'khan' in 可汗.

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Example Sentences

今天很热,我流了很多汗。
jīntiān hěn rè , wǒliú le hěnduō hàn 。
It's very hot today, I sweated a lot.
跑步的时候,我总是出汗。
pǎobù de shíhòu , wǒ zǒngshì chūhàn 。
I always sweat when I run.
运动后,汗水浸湿了我的衣服。
yùndòng hòu , hànshuǐ jìn shī le wǒde yīfú 。
After exercising, my clothes were soaked with sweat.

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