痰 = 疒 + 炎

痰 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “phlegm”. It is built from 疒 (sick) and 炎 (flame).

Keyword: phlegm
Pinyin (Mandarin): tán
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: phlegm, mucus, spittle, мокрота, слизь, слюна, mucus, spittle
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 痰 phlegm

Decomposition

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疒 sick
炎 flame

How to find 痰 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sick” + “flame”. 痰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 痰 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.