Memory phrase for the character: 喘

喘

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Meaning to gasp, to pant, asthma

Pronunciation

chuǎn

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: concentrated 耑 (like a mountain 山 of beards 而)

Mnemonic
 
The mouth is concentrated/focused: when gasping.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
耑 concentratedspecialized, monopolize, take sole possession
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 Vocabulary

喘气 chuǎn qì  to breathe deeply; to pant
气喘 qì chuǎn  labored breathing; shortage of breath due to poor lung capacity; asthma
苟延残喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn  to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
苟延残喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn  

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