患

to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry

患 = 串 + 心 : Helga Horse eats a skewer in the anthill's bathroom, with a terrible outcome: after taking the first bite, she suffers from a heart attack.

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患 character breakdown

患
- 串
  - 丨
  - 吕
    - 口
- 心
  - 丶
  - 乚

串

chuàn = chu + an4

to string together / to skewer / to connect wrongly / to gang up / to rove / string / bunch / skewer / classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of / to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) / to move across

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串 = 丨 + 吕 : Chantal Chicken (chu) opened a secret popup store in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She prepared lots of skewers (串) using mandarins (吕) and dinosaur bones (丨). After she finishes the last one, she lets everyone know by playing a pitch pipe (吕).

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心

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Add a new mnemonic for 心 = 乚 + 丶

心 = 乚 + 丶 : Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.

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Characters with 患 as component

漶

huàn = hu + an4

(of writing, pictures etc) indistinct due to deterioration (water damage etc) / blurry / eroded

Add a new mnemonic for 漶 = 患 + 氵

漶 = 患 + 氵 : Helga Horse has a heart attack in the anthill's bathroom! She has a bottle of medicine with her, but unfortunately, the label is indecipherable, and she doesn't know what medicine it actually is.

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槵

huàn = hu + an4

soapberry (order Sapindales)

Add a new mnemonic for 槵 = 木 + 患