汗 (hàn) is a Chinese character meaning “sweat”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 干 (dry), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 干
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：6 画 = 氵 3 画 + 干 3 画；部首取康熙 85 水部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（干 gān / 汗 hàn 韵母同为 -an，声母不同）
Memory aid
Water (氵) running down a dry (干) forehead — that water is sweat.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 汗水hàn shuǐsweat汗 = hàn
- 出汗chū hànto sweat汗 = hàn
- 拭汗shì hànto wipe off sweat汗 = hàn
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All readings
sweat
sweat; perspiration; to sweat
人和高等动物从皮肤排出的液体；出汗。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 汗水hàn shuǐsweat汗 = hàn
- 出汗chū hànto sweat汗 = hàn
- 拭汗shì hànto wipe off sweat汗 = hàn
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 汗 mean?
汗 (hàn) means sweat; perspiration; to sweat.
How do you pronounce 汗?
It is pronounced hàn.
What parts is 汗 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 干 (dry), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：6 画 = 氵 3 画 + 干 3 画；部首取康熙 85 水部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（干 gān / 汗 hàn 韵母同为 -an，声母不同）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 汗 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 汗?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 汗?
Common ones are 汗水 and 出汗. The reading of 汗 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.