汗 (hon6 hon4 | han4 han2) : sweat

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汗

hon6 hon4

han4 han2

[粵] hon6 | [國] han4
sweat; perspiration

[粵] hon4 | [國] han2
used only in the term 可汗

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

汗

Don't confuse with:
汘

This word has been viewed 8366 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jul 2013 05:14

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出汗 ceot1 hon6 = to sweat

流汗 lau4 hon6 = to perspire; to sweat

汗水 hon6 seoi2 = sweat

汗珠 hon6 zyu1 han4 zhu1 = beads of sweat

阿富汗 aa3 fu3 hon6 a1 fu4 han4 = Afghanistan

血汗 hyut3 hon6 xue4 han4 (PRC), xie3 han4 (Taiwan) = blood and sweat; sweat and toil; hard work

冷汗 laang5 hon6 = cold sweat

大汗 daai6 hon6; daai6 hon4 da4 han4; da4 han2 = 汗6: hydrorrhea (lit. "big sweat"); 汗4: Great Khan

汗斑 hon6 baan1 = sweat stain

血汗錢 hyut3 hon6 cin4*2 xue4 han4 qian2 (PRC), xie3 han4 qian2 (Taiwan) = hard-earned money, money earned with blood and sweat

一身汗 jat1 san1 hon6 yi4 shen1 han4 = sweating all over

滮汗 biu1 hon6 biao1 han4 = to sweat profusely 粵

汗孔 hon6 hung2 han4 kong3 = sweat pore

汗腺 hon6 sin3 han4 xian4 = sweat gland

汗毛 hon6 mou4 han4 mao2 = [n] fine hair on the human body

倒汗水 dou3 hon6 seoi2 = distilled water; steam condensing on a covered pot of boiling water

滴晒汗 dik6 saai3 hon6 = surprised; shocked; oh! 粵

滴汗 dik6 hon6 = confusion or embarrassment (lit., "droplets of sweat") 粵

大汗沓細汗 daai6 hon6 daap6 sai3 hon6 = sweating profusely 粵

身水身汗 san1 seoi2 san1 hon6 = sweating profusely; streaming with sweat 粵

微汗 mei4 hon6 = a fine perspiration 粵

虛汗 heoi1 hon6 xu1 han4 = abnormal sweating due to general debility

淡汗 taam5 hon6 = abnormal sweating due to general debility 粵

汗餿 hon6 suk1 han4 sou1 = stinking sweat

汗漬 hon6 zik1 = sweat stains, perspiration stains, black mildew stains (on clothing) 粵

一額汗 jat1 ngaak6 hon6 = an intense mood 粵

排汗 paai4 hon6 pai2 han4 = [1] perspire; sweat [2] wick dry; quick-dry

汗馬功勞 hon6 maa5 gung1 lou4 han4 ma3 gong1 lao2 = merits achieved on the battlefield; contributions achieved through hard work

汗流滿面 hon6 lau4 mun5 min6 han4 liu2 man3 mian4 = have sweat running down one's face

汗流浹背 hon6 lau4 zip3 bui3 han4 liu2 jia1 bei4 = be soaked in sweat

捏一把冷汗 nip6 jat1 baa2 laang5 hon6 nie1 yi1 ba3 leng3 han4 = break out in a cold sweat (due to fear, tension or nervousness) 國

可汗 hak1 hon4 ke4 han2 = khan

汗管 hon6 gun2 han4 guan3 = [bio.] sweat duct

阿富汗的 o1 fu3 hon6 dik1 a1 fu4 han4 de5 = [adj] Afghan 國

成吉思汗 sing4 gat1 si1 hon6 cheng2 ji2 si1 han4 = Genghis Khan

汗牛充棟 hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3 han4 niu2 chong1 dong4 = have huge collection of book; have a lot of books; have a big library

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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