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涣

huàn

Character Traditional 渙

What 涣 means

1. to dissipate
2. to dissolve

Words starting with 涣

• 涣散huàn sànto slacken; lax; slack
• 涣然huàn ránas if melting
• 涣然冰释huàn rán bīng shì(idiom) to melt away; to dissipate

Words containing 涣

• 人心涣散rén xīn huàn sàn(of a nation, government etc) demoralized; disunited

Characters built on 奂

These share the phonetic component 奂 (huàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute
• 唤huànto call
• 痪huànused in 瘫痪
• 焕huàn(bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous

Characters that look like 涣

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 康kānghealthy; peaceful; abundant
• 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute
• 渔yúfisherman; to fish
• 逸yì(bound form) to flee; to escape; (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages)…
• 焕huàn(bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous
• 痍yíbruise; sores

Sounds the same

Read huàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 换to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute
• 幻fantasy
• 患to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune
• 唤to call
• 痪used in 瘫痪
• 浣to wash; to rinse; any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty)
• 焕(bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous
• 宦imperial official; court eunuch
• 奂excellent
• 豢to rear; to raise (animals)
• 轘to tear between chariots (as punishment)
• 鲩grass carp