汗 meaning and stroke order
Perspiration; sweat; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
How to write 汗, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 汗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- perspiration
- sweat
- to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)
- see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]
How 汗 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 干 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 汗
汗 (hàn) is water 氵 on the left plus 干 (gān) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture water coming out of you when you work hard until you feel dried out (干), and that water is sweat.
汗 usually appears in words like 出汗 (chūhàn, to sweat) and 汗水 (hànshuǐ, sweat), and 血汗 (xuèhàn) means hard work and toil. Example: 我跑步以后出了很多汗。(Wǒ pǎobù yǐhòu chūle hěn duō hàn.) I sweated a lot after running.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 汗 with 汁 (zhī, juice) or 江 (jiāng, river), which also have 氵 on the left. Check the right side: 汗 has 干, with two horizontal strokes and a vertical stroke that goes straight through.
Common words with 汗
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
汗 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 汗
How many strokes are in 汗?
汗 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 汗 mean?
汗 (hàn) means perspiration; sweat; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection). A common word with it is 出汗 (chūhàn), meaning "to perspire; to sweat".
How do you pronounce 汗?
汗 is pronounced hàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 汗?
The radical of 汗 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 汗 under this radical.
Is 汗 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 汗 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
Why do people online type 汗 by itself?
In internet slang, 汗 alone or 汗颜 style reactions mean you are speechless from awkwardness or helplessness, like breaking into a cold sweat. People also write 我汗 (wǒ hàn) or 汗一个 to show this feeling.
When is 汗 pronounced hán instead of hàn?
It is read hán only in the word for a ruler of Central Asian peoples, 可汗 (kèhán, khan), and related words like 大汗 (dàhán) and 汗国 (hánguó, khanate). In every word about sweat, it is hàn.