(hàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

hàn perspiration, sweat 6 strokes · Radical (water) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 汗 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced hàn.

Stroke Order & Practice

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1 2 3 4 5 6
汗 — 6 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left water
right arid

Radical

The radical of is — meaning water. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (water) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 汗

hàn sweat; perspiration
跑步后他满头是汗。
Pǎobù hòu tā mǎn tóu shì hàn.
He was covered in sweat after running.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 8 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

看图,用""造句。
From Mock Exam 03 →
第一,它能很好地吸,尤其适合那些容易出的人。
From Mock Exam 04 →

Tasks Featuring 汗 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论就医情况、健康生活
Health & Medical ·

FAQ

What does 汗 mean in Chinese?

汗 (hàn) means perspiration, sweat. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 汗 have?

汗 is written in 6 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 汗?

The radical of 汗 is 氵 (water). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 济, 江, 深, 油, 汤.

What is the pinyin for 汗?

汗 is pronounced hàn.

What HSK 4 words use 汗?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 汗 appears in 1 word, including 汗 (hàn). See the full list above.

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