患 huàn suffering
suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer; danger
怎么记住“患”: 串 string + 心 heart = suffering. The old man fumbles with the string of his hospital gown, and the nurse's heart goes out to him in all his quiet suffering.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
患 = 串 string + 心 heart
- 串 string sound
- 心 heart meaning
The old man fumbles with the string of his hospital gown, and the nurse's heart goes out to him in all his quiet suffering.
How it came to be
The heart below gives the meaning and the string on top the sound.
用法
- To suffer from (illness/misfortune), or a hidden trouble: 患病 (huànbìng) fall ill, 患者 (huànzhě) patient, 患有 (huànyǒu) suffer from.
- 隐患 (yǐnhuàn) = a hidden danger/latent risk; 后患 (hòuhuàn) = future trouble.
- 患得患失 (huàndé-huànshī) = to fret over personal gains and losses. 有备无患 (yǒubèi-wúhuàn) = preparedness averts trouble.