(huàn): used in 癱瘓|瘫痪

(huàn) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 癱瘓|瘫痪.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2815 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, sickness. Its radical form (illness) appears in many related characters such as (, medicine), (bìng, illness), (téng, ache).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 癱瘓|瘫痪

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticsickness

Decomposition: ⿸疒奂 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
tān huàn(medicine) to suffer paralysis
xiàn yú tān huànto be paralyzed
2
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

tān
0.94510,659 co-occurrences
xiàn
0.5211,644 co-occurrences
tài
0.415582 co-occurrences
zhī
0.415180 co-occurrences
zhuàng
0.412612 co-occurrences
chè
0.402150 co-occurrences
tuǐ
0.389138 co-occurrences
0.364102 co-occurrences
mián
0.36390 co-occurrences
shuì
0.34790 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

huàn zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "痪" has different usages in different contexts.

中時新聞網Mar 2026

...台湾咽喉”?专家曝1炼油副产品 恐一夕瘫半导体生产

. . . tái wān yān hóu ? zhuān jiā pù 1 liàn yóu fù chǎn pǐn kǒng yī xī tān huàn bàn dǎo tǐ shēng chǎn

"...Taiwan's Lifeline"? Expert Reveals That One Refinery Byproduct Could Paralyze Semiconductor Production Overnight

EttodayMar 2026

脑机介面新突破!《魔兽世界》瘫玩家意念畅玩:万谢马斯克

nǎo jī jiè miàn xīn tū pò ! mó shòu shì jiè tān huàn wán jiā yì niàn chàng wán : wàn xiè mǎ sī kè

A breakthrough in brain-computer interfaces! Paralyzed 'World of Warcraft' player plays the game with his mind: Many thanks to Musk

WorldjournalMar 2026

...:不担心会重蹈“越战”覆辙 1小时就可瘫伊朗电力

. . . : bù dān xīn huì chóng dǎo yuè zhàn fù zhé 1 xiǎo shí jiù kě tān huàn yī lǎng diàn lì

...: No Fears of Repeating the "Vietnam War" Mistake; Iran's Power Grid Could Be Paralyzed in Just One Hour

Hk01.comMar 2026

伊朗局势|霍尔木兹海峡航运瘫 全球1成货柜船受困

yī lǎng jú shì huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá háng yùn tān huàn quán qiú 1 chéng huò guì chuán shòu kùn

Situation in Iran|Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is paralyzed, and 10% of the world's container ships are trapped

三立新聞網Feb 2026

洗苹果别直接冲!没做1事恐酿排水管瘫

xǐ píng guǒ bié zhí jiē chōng ! méi zuò 1 shì kǒng niàng pái shuǐ guǎn tān huàn

Don't wash apples directly! If you don't do 1 thing, you may cause the drain pipe to be paralyzed

Tatoeba

全面罢工瘫了整个国家。

Quánmiàn bàgōng tānhuàn le zhěnggè guójiā.

The general strike paralyzed the whole country.

Tatoeba

他的瘫正在恶化,不久他就不能下床了。

Tā de tānhuàn zhèngzài èhuà, bù jiǔ tā jiù bù néng xià chuáng le.

His paralysis is progressing, and soon he won't be able to get out of bed.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced huàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 痪 (huàn) mean in Chinese?
痪 (huàn) primarily means "used in 癱瘓|瘫痪." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2815 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 痪 have?
痪 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 痪?
The radical associated with 痪 is 疒 (illness). This radical appears in many characters related to illness.
What are the components of 痪?
痪 is composed of: 疒 (semantic), 奂 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸疒奂 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 痪?
Common words with 痪 include: 瘫痪 (tān huàn, "(medicine) to suffer paralysis"); 陷于瘫痪 (xiàn yú tān huàn, "to be paralyzed"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 痪 (huàn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation huàn: 唤 (to call), 换 (to change, to exchange), 焕 ((bound form) shining), 欢 (hubbub), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 痪 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 痪 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.