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喘 - chuǎn

pant, gasp, breathe heavily

pant, gasp, breathe heavily

How to read 喘

Click 喘 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinchuǎn
Englishpant, gasp, breathe heavily
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

喘息 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 喘振. Please read 喘气 one more time.

Common words with this character

to gasp for breath; to take a breather
to surge; to pulsate
to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath
asthma

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 喘 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 喘息 and 喘振 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 喘.