zhèng

disease

illness

sickness (疒) + sound zhèng (正) = disease or illness

疒 is the sickness radical, depicting someone resting on a bed or leaning against a wall in illness. 正 mainly contributes the sound zhèng; the sickness radical carries the meaning.

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IllnessSemantic

医生说他得了一种罕见的病

yī shēng shuō tā dé le yī zhǒng hǎn jiàn de bìng zhèng。

The doctor said he has a rare disease.

这种病目前还没有很好的治疗方法。

zhè zhǒng bìng zhèng mù qián hái méi yǒu hěn hǎo de zhì liáo fāng fǎ。

There is currently no good treatment method for this illness.

Words with 症

21三体综合症

èr shí yī sān tǐ zōng hé zhèng

trisomy; Down's syndrome

过胖暴食症

guò pàng bào shí zhèng

binge eating disorder (BED)

遗忘症

yí wàng zhèng

amnesia

重症监护

zhòng zhèng jiān hù

intensive care

重症

zhòng zhèng

acute (of medical condition)

重症监护室

zhòng zhèng jiān hù shì

intensive care unit (ICU)

重症肌无力

zhòng zhèng jī wú lì

myasthenia gravis (medicine)

镰状红血球贫血症

lián zhuàng hóng xuè qiú pín xuè zhèng

sickle-cell anemia

镰状细胞血症

lián zhuàng xì bāo xuè zhèng

sickle cell anemia

阿尔茨海默氏症

ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì zhèng

Alzheimer's disease

阿尔茨海默症

ā ěr cí hǎi mò zhèng

Alzheimer's disease

阿茨海默症

ā cí hǎi mò zhèng

Alzheimer's disease

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