Read Edit View history 痰 tán HSK7 phlegm Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 炎 represents the sound. Components 疒 疒 Meaning component nè sick 炎 炎 Sound component yán flame Character Evolution Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangl'aːm Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica