患 Stroke Order — How to Write 患
患 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 心, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
患 Radical and Character Components
患 is a phono-semantic compound: 心 (heart) carries the meaning, while 串 indicates the sound.
Radical: 心 + 7 more strokes
患 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- huàn
Meanings of 患 in Chinese
1
huàn患
To worry; anxiety, troubles, suffering.
他总是患得患失，难以真正放松。
He always worries about gains and losses, finding it difficult to truly relax.
Disaster; calamity; trouble; hidden danger. Often used to refer to unfortunate events or potential problems.
我们应该提高警惕，防患未然，避免不必要的损失。
We should heighten our vigilance to nip trouble in the bud and avoid unnecessary losses.
to suffer from an illness; to contract a disease; to be afflicted with
他最近患上了严重的感冒。
He recently caught a severe cold.
Common Words and Phrases with 患
1
to fall ill or suffer from a disease
许多老年人容易患病，需要特别的护理和关注。
Many elderly people are prone to illness and require special care and attention.
2
The proportion of a population affected by a disease or condition at a specific time.
这项研究旨在调查该地区糖尿病的患病率，以便更好地制定公共卫生策略。
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of diabetes in this region to better formulate public health strategies.
3
The affected part of a patient's body; the site of a disease or injury.
请在患处涂抹药膏，一天两次
Please apply the ointment to the affected area twice a day.
4
to worry about personal gains and losses; to be overly concerned with one's gains and losses
他总是对自己的决定患得患失，生怕做出错误的选择。
He is always indecisive and overly concerned about the potential gains and losses of his decisions, fearing he might make the wrong choice.
5
to loathe; to hate
他患苦一切虚伪的言行，总是追求真实。
He detests all hypocritical words and actions, always pursuing truth.
6
adversity or calamity; troubles and disasters
在患难时，朋友们互相扶持。
During times of hardship, friends support each other.
7
To share hardships and difficulties together, supporting each other through good and bad times; to go through thick and thin together.
这对夫妻在漫长的岁月中，始终患难与共，感情深厚。
Throughout their many years together, this couple has always shared hardships and difficulties, and their bond is profound.
8
a friend in adversity; a friend in need
在公司面临危机时，只有少数患难之交留了下来，共同渡过难关。
When the company faced a crisis, only a few friends who had shared hardships stayed to overcome the difficulties together.
9
Patient; a person receiving medical treatment or care, or one who is suffering.
医生耐心地向患者解释了治疗方案。
The doctor patiently explained the treatment plan to the patient.
More words with 患
- lí罹huàn患suffer from, contract
- yǐn隐huàn患Hidden danger or potential hazard.
- yōu忧huàn患trouble, distress
- zāi灾huàn患calamity; disaster; misfortune
- biān边huàn患Border trouble, Frontier trouble
- huò祸huàn患Calamity, Disaster
- wéi为huàn患to cause trouble, to be a scourge
- yí贻huàn患cause trouble, leave a hidden danger
- huàn患shang上contract, suffer from
- huàn患yǒu有suffer from, have
- bìng病huàn患patient, sufferer
- dà大huàn患great trouble, major problem
- hòu后huàn患future trouble, potential trouble
- shuǐ水huàn患flood, flooding
- wài外huàn患external threat, foreign aggression
- shēn身huàn患suffer from, afflicted with
- yīng婴huàn患infant illness, infant disease
- ān安quán全yǐn隐huàn患safety hazard, hidden danger
- chú除huàn患Remove hazards, Eliminate risks
- fěi匪huàn患banditry, bandit menace
Idioms with 患
- huàn患nàn难fū夫qī妻a couple through thick and thin
- huàn患nàn难xiāng相fú扶help each other in adversity
- bǎo饱jīng经yōu忧huàn患experienced many hardships
- dù杜jué绝hòu后huàn患eliminate future troubles completely
- fáng防huàn患wèi未méng萌nip trouble in the bud
- fáng防huàn患wèi未rán然prevent trouble before it happens
- hé何huàn患wú无cí辞It's easy to fabricate excuses
- hé河bó伯wéi为huàn患corrupt practices cause harm
- hòu后huàn患wú无qióng穷endless future troubles
- nèi内yōu忧wài外huàn患internal troubles and external threats
- rén人mǎn满wéi为huàn患overcrowded to a problematic extent
- xīn心fù腹dà大huàn患grave internal threat
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Open the tool →Questions about 患
What does 患 mean in Chinese?
患 (huàn) means “To worry” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 患?
患 is pronounced huàn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 患 have?
患 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 患?
患 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 心. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 患?
The radical of 患 is 心, and 患 is a phono-semantic compound.