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患 (huàn) is a phonosemantic compound in which 心 (xīn) 'heart' indicates the semantic field of thoughts and emotions, and 串 (chuàn) gives the sound. The component 串 itself depicts objects threaded together in a continuous string on a skewer. Visually, with 串 placed directly above 心, the character suggests a heart burdened by an unbroken sequence of worries, capturing the core meaning of profound distress, ceaseless anxiety, and fearful anticipation of calamity. In modern medical language, 患 acts as a verb meaning 'to contract an illness' and as a noun for 'patient'.
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他患了重感冒。
爷爷患病住院了。
患者需要好好休息。
他患有高血压。
她患癌多年了。
医生检查了他的患处。
他们在患难中互相帮助。
长期患病使他变得虚弱。
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