hàn
noun HSK 5 #3,777

Meanings

  1. 1 sweat; perspiration

Examples

Tā pǎo wán bù hòu mǎn tóu dà hàn.
He was drenched in sweat after running.
Tiān tài rè le, wǒ chū le yī shēn hàn.
It's too hot, I'm covered in sweat.
Jǐnzhāng de shǒuxīn dōu chū hàn le.
So nervous that my palms were sweating.

Tips

usage
出汗 (chū hàn) means 'to sweat.' 汗水 (hànshuǐ) is a more literary/emphatic form. 冷汗 (lěnghàn) means 'cold sweat' (from fear or nervousness).
memory
The water radical on the left, because sweat is liquid. The right side (gān, dry) — your body tries to dry itself by sweating.

Stroke Order

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