Chinese words starting with “huan”
29 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable huan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial h · final uan · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 4
- 2nd tone 6
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 14
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 欢迎huān yíngHSK 2
to welcome; welcome
- 环境huán jìngHSK 3
environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient
- 欢乐huān lèHSK 3
gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay
- 环保huán bǎoHSK 3
environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 环境保护
All 29 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 换 | huàn | v | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) | |
| 2 | 患者 | huàn zhě | n | patient; sufferer | |
| 3 | 患 | huàn | v,g | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry | |
| 4 | 环 | huán | n,v,q | ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in | |
| 5 | 环节 | huán jié | n | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc | |
| 6 | 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | n,v | delusion; fantasy | |
| 7 | 缓解 | huǎn jiě | v,vn | to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain) | |
| 8 | 欢呼 | huān hū | v,vn | to cheer for; to acclaim | |
| 9 | 环球 | huán qiú | n,nz | around the world; worldwide | |
| 10 | 缓慢 | huǎn màn | a,ad | slow | |
| 11 | 缓 | huǎn | v,a,ad | slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate | |
| 12 | 缓缓 | huǎn huǎn | d | slowly; unhurriedly; little by little | |
| 13 | 幻觉 | huàn jué | n,v | illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination | |
| 14 | 换取 | huàn qǔ | v | to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else) | |
| 15 | 患有 | huàn yǒu | v | to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from | |
| 16 | 还原 | huán yuán | v | to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) | |
| 17 | 环绕 | huán rào | v,vn | to surround; to circle; to revolve around | |
| 18 | 缓和 | huǎn hé | v,a,vn | to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild | |
| 19 | 欢快 | huān kuài | a | cheerful and lighthearted; lively | |
| 20 | 换成 | huàn chéng | v | to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into | |
| 21 | 患病 | huàn bìng | v,vn | to fall ill | |
| 22 | 唤起 | huàn qǐ | v | to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc) | |
| 23 | 幻影 | huàn yǐng | n | phantom; mirage | |
| 24 | 焕发 | huàn fā | v | to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash | |
| 25 | 还款 | huán kuǎn | v,vn | repayment; to pay back money | |
| 26 | 换位 | huàn wèi | v,vn | to swap places; (logic) conversion; (car maintenance) to rotate (tires) | |
| 27 | 换言之 | huàn yán zhī | cc | in other words | |
| 28 | 欢声笑语 | huān shēng xiào yǔ | l | cheers and laughter | |
| 29 | 欢聚 | huān jù | v | to get together socially; to celebrate; party; celebration |
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