12345678910111213KeywordphlegmmucusspitFrequency#3567Strokes13ReadingstánMnemonic疒 (sickness) gives the meaning and 炎 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of疒sickness炎flameUsed in vocabulary痰tánphlegm; spittle化痰huàtánto transform phlegm (TCM)吐痰tǔtánto spit; to expectorate痰盂tányúspittoon祛痰qūtánto dispel phlegm (TCM)咳痰kétánto cough up phlegm; to expectorate