症

zhèng · zhēng

disease · illness

Radical: 疒 Strokes: 10

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

病疾痛痴瘦疲疗痕疮痒瘠疫

Same radical

病疾痛痴瘦疲疗痕疮痒瘠疫疵癖疯

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Character Decomposition

症=疒+正

Etymology

sickness

Meanings2 pronunciations

zhèng

disease

illness

zhēng

abdominal tumor

bowel obstruction

(fig.) sticking point

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Words with 症 237 total

disease · illness病症bìng zhèng correct diagnosis · to prescribe the right cure for an illness · to suit the medicine to the illness对症duì zhèng metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period)崩症bēng zhèng acute disease · medical emergency急症jí zhèng critical illness险症xiǎn zhèng illness · disease症候zhèng hòu hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) · crux of an issue · main point in an argument · sticking point · deadlock in negotiations症结zhēng jié symptom症象zhèng xiàng symptom (of an illness)症状zhèng zhuàng incurable disease · terminal illness死症sǐ zhèng Yusho disease or Yu-cheng disease, mass poisoning caused by rice bran oil in northern Kyushu, Japan (1968), and in Taiwan (1979)油症yóu zhèng inflammation炎症yán zhèng cancer癌症ái zhèng hysteria癔症yì zhèng incurable disease · terminal illness绝症jué zhèng acute (of medical condition) · grave重症zhòng zhèng complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)并发症bìng fā zhèng somnambulism · sleepwalking梦行症mèng xíng zhèng somnambulism · sleepwalking梦游症mèng yóu zhèng complication (medicine)合并症hé bìng zhèng aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)失语症shī yǔ zhèng anorexia厌食症yàn shí zhèng night blindness · nyctalopia夜盲症yè máng zhèng mania · manic episode躁狂症zào kuáng zhèng

Idioms with 症 6 total Chain

incurable disease不治之症bù zhì zhī zhèng lit. to see clearly the knot in the belly (idiom) · fig. to see to the heart of the matter; to have keen insight into the crux of a problem洞见症结dòng jiàn zhèng jié lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it · to take appropriate steps对症下药duì zhèng xià yào dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine) · hard cases疑难杂症yí nán zá zhèng

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