患 - huàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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患

huàn

Definition

to suffer (from illness)
to contract (a disease)
misfortune
trouble
danger
worry

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

indecipherable

soapberry (order Sapindales)

Related words (29)

患儿

huàn ér

child victim of disaster or disease; afflicted child

afflicted part

to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from

to fall ill

patient; sufferer

trials and tribulations

患晚期

huàn wǎn qī

terminal stage (of illness)

患病者

huàn bìng zhě

person suffering (from a disease or poisoning); a patient

患得患失

huàn dé huàn shī

to worry about personal gains and losses

injured person

doctor-patient

foreign aggression

suffering; misery; hardship

水患

shuǐ huàn

flooding; water disaster

病患

bìng huàn

illness; disease; patient; sufferer

disaster; calamity

to suffer (from an illness); to fall ill

边患

biān huàn

foreign invasion; disaster on border due to incursion

防患

fáng huàn

preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster

隐患

yǐn huàn

a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface

人满为患

rén mǎn wéi huàn

packed with people; overcrowded; overpopulation

姑息遗患

gū xī yí huàn

to tolerate is to abet

heart disease

mental illness

having experienced much suffering

人畜共患症

rén chù gòng huàn zhèng

zoonosis

防患于未然

fáng huàn yú wèi rán

see 防患未然

不患寡而患不均

bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn

do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)

解离性人格疾患

jiě lí xìng rén gé jí huàn

dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder

Idioms (11)

患难之交

huàn nàn zhī jiāo

a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

患难见真情

huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng

a friend in need is a friend indeed (idiom)

养痈贻患

yǎng yōng yí huàn

(lit.) to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom

养痈遗患

yǎng yōng yí huàn

(lit.) to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom

养虎为患

yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

(lit.) to nurture a tiger invites calamity; (fig.) to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)

内忧外患

nèi yōu wài huàn

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

可共患难

kě gòng huàn nàn

to go through thick and thin together (idiom)

后患无穷

hòu huàn wú qióng

it will cause no end of trouble (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

心腹之患

xīn fù zhī huàn

(lit.) calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within

防患未然

fáng huàn wèi rán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall; to nip sth in the bud

防患未萌

fáng huàn wèi méng

to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

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