tán

HSK 7-9
common
noun
medical

Meaning of

痰 means phlegm; sputum. Pronounced tán. HSK 7-9.

  • phlegm; sputum

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Gǎn
mào
shí
 
zǒng
huì
chū
huáng
de
tán
 

When I have a cold, I always cough up yellow phlegm.

shēng
dīng
zhǔ
yào
suí
tán
 
miǎn
chuán
rǎn
bìng
 

The doctor warned against spitting anywhere to avoid spreading disease.

Fèi
jié
huàn
zhě
de
tán
zhōng
hán
yǒu
liàng
jié
gǎn
jūn
 

Sputum from tuberculosis patients contains large amounts of tubercle bacillus.

yòng
zhǐ
jīn
bāo
zhù
chū
de
tán
 
rēng
jìn
le
tǒng
 

He wrapped the coughed-up phlegm in a tissue and threw it in the trash.

Fèi
gǎn
rǎn
huì
dǎo
zhì
tán
liàng
míng
xiǎn
zēng
duō
bìng
dài
yǒu
xuè
 

Lung infections will cause a significant increase in phlegm with blood streaks.

Relations

Measure Words

/ kǒu
Primary
/ tuán