| 痰 | |||
| phlegm, mucus, spittle | |||
| Radical | 疒 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 13 |
| Mandarin reading | tán | Cantonese reading | taam4 |
| Japanese on reading | tan | Japanese kun reading | tan |
| Korean reading | tam | Vietnamese reading | đờm |
| 痰 | |||
| phlegm, mucus, spittle | |||
| Radical | 疒 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 13 |
| Mandarin reading | tán | Cantonese reading | taam4 |
| Japanese on reading | tan | Japanese kun reading | tan |
| Korean reading | tam | Vietnamese reading | đờm |
| 痰 | [ tán ] phlegm, spittle |
| 痰液 | [ tán yè ] saliva, spittle |
| 痰盂 | [ tán yú ] spittoon |
| 痰盂兒 | [ tán yú ] erhua variant of 痰盂[tan2 yu2] |
| 痰盂式 | [ tán yú shì ] spittoon-shaped |
| ⇒ 化痰 | [ huà tán ] to transform phlegm (TCM) |
| ⇒ 吐痰 | [ tǔ tán ] to spit, to expectorate |
| ⇒ 咳痰 | [ ké tán ] to cough up phlegm, to expectorate |
| ⇒ 理氣化痰 | [ lǐ qì huà tán ] (TCM) to rectify 氣|气[qi4] and transform phlegm |
| ⇒ 祛痰 | [ qū tán ] to dispel phlegm (TCM) |
| ⇒ 祛痰藥 | [ qū tán yaò ] medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM) |
| ⇒ 魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 | [ yú shēng huǒ roù shēng tán qīng caì doù fu baǒ píng ān ] fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy |
| ⇒ 黏痰 | [ nián tán ] phlegm |