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喘
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wheeze

HSK 7
Human →Actions
chuǎn
ゼン、セン
あえ.ぐ、せき
천
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 耑 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 耑 specialized =
喘 wheeze
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
耑 Phonetic component
duān specialized
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
喘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
喘 [chuǎn]
to gasp; to pant; asthma
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (34)
哮喘 [xiào​chuǎn] #9,525
asthma
喘气 [chuǎn​qì] #9,640
to breathe deeply
喘气 [chuǎn​qì] #9,640
to breathe deeply
喘息 [chuǎn​xī] #16,201
to gasp for breath
气喘吁吁 [qì​chuǎn​xū​xū] #32,460
to pant
气喘吁吁 [qì​chuǎn​xū​xū] #32,460
to pant
气喘 [qì​chuǎn] #30,964
to gasp for breath
气喘 [qì​chuǎn] #30,964
to gasp for breath
苟延残喘 [gǒu​yán​cán​chuǎn] #22,349
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
苟延残喘 [gǒu​yán​cán​chuǎn] #22,349
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
24 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (17)
喘ぐ [あえぐ] #8,627
to gasp
喘ぎ声 [あえぎごえ] #18,413
panting
喘ぎ [あえぎ] #27,496
gasping
⭐ 喘息 [ぜんそく] #41,947
asthma
喘鳴 [ぜんめい] #69,348
stridor
喘ぎ喘ぎ [あえぎあえぎ] #96,512
gasping
小児喘息 [しょうにぜんそく] #153,462
infantile asthma
余喘 [よぜん] #165,841
lingering life
四日市ぜんそく [よっかいちぜんそく] #224,636
Yokkaichi asthma
気管支喘息 [きかんしぜんそく] #266,000
bronchial asthma
7 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
천식
asthma