痰 — dam

Parts that make up 痰

How 痰 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 痰 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 疒, 炎.

Korean example words with 痰

• 객담喀痰 Korean gloss: 가래를 뱉음. 또는 그 가래
• 적담赤痰 Korean gloss: 피가 섞여 붉은빛을 띤 가래
• 혈담血痰 Korean gloss: 피가 섞여 나오는 가래. 기관지 확장증, 폐암, 폐결핵, 폐렴 따위에 걸렸을 때 나오는 가래이다
• 담연痰涎 Korean gloss: 가래가 섞인 침.
• 담향痰響 Korean gloss: 가래가 끓는 소리.
• 담해痰咳 Korean gloss: 가래가 나오는 기침.
• 담천痰喘 Korean gloss: 가래가 끓어서 숨이 참.
• 해담咳痰 Korean gloss: 기침할 때 나오는 가래.
• 검담檢痰 Korean gloss: ‘가래 검사’의 전 용어.
• 담기痰氣 Korean gloss: 가래가 많이 나오는 증세.
• 화담化痰 Korean gloss: 담(痰)을 삭게 하는 일.
• 조담助痰 Korean gloss: 가래가 더 생겨 성하게 함.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 痰

• 痰たん phlegm; sputum
• 去痰きょたん expectoration
• 喀痰かくたん expectoration; sputum
• 血痰けったん bloody phlegm
• 痰壺たんつぼ spittoon; cuspidor
• 検痰けんたん sputum test
• 痰唾たんつば sputum; phlegm
• 去痰薬きょたんやく expectorant
• 痰切豆たんきりまめ Rhynchosia volubilis (species of snoutbean)
• 喀痰検査かくたんけんさ examination of someone's sputum
• 痰を切るたんをきる to break mucus (from one's throat); to clear one's throat; to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

Characters sharing the phonetic 炎

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “담”

Other hanja with radical 疒