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Character

症

zhèng HSK 6
zhēng HSK 7
症 zhèng HSK 6
  • 1. disease; illness
Words using 症 as zhèng (8)
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  • 6 抑郁症 yì yù zhèng — depression HSK 7
    • 抑 suppression, repression
    • 郁 melancholy, gloominess
    • 症 disease, condition, syndrome
    Example

    她患有抑郁症，需要专业治疗。

    tā huàn yǒu yì yù zhèng xū yào zhuān yè zhì liáo

    She has depression and needs professional treatment.

  • 7 病症 bìng zhèng — illness; symptoms HSK 7
    • 病 illness, disease
    • 症 symptom, sign
    Example

    他出现了感冒的病症。

    tā chū xiàn le gǎn mào de bìng zhèng

    He showed symptoms of a cold.

  • 8 癌症 ái zhèng — cancer HSK 7
    • 癌 malignant tumor, cancer
    • 症 disease, medical condition
    Example

    早期发现癌症对治疗非常重要。

    zǎo qī fā xiàn ái zhèng duì zhì liáo fēi cháng zhòng yào

    Early detection of cancer is very important for treatment.

症 zhēng HSK 7
  • 1. 见"症结": abdominal mass in Chinese medicine; fig. crux of a difficult problem
Words using 症 as zhēng (1)
  • 1 症结 zhēng jié — crux HSK 7
    • 症 symptom/condition (the problematic aspect)
    • 结 knot/blockage (the tied-up or obstructed nature)
    Example

    这个问题的症结在于沟通不足。

    zhè ge wèn tí de zhēng jié zài yú gōu tōng bù zú

    The crux of this problem lies in insufficient communication.

Structure & writing
症 zhèng — disease; illness
Xpinyin

症 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 疒 nè — illness/disease radical
疒 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 1
病 bìng illness; disease
HSK 2
疼 téng pain; ache (sensation caused by illness, injury, or stimulation)
HSK 3
瘦 shòu thin; lean (of a person or meat, opposite of 胖/肥)
HSK 4
痛 tòng pain; ache (caused by illness or injury)
HSK 5
疗 liáo to treat (illness) with medicine, surgery, etc. 疯 fēng insane; mentally deranged 疾 jí illness; disease
HSK 6
疫 yì epidemic; acute infectious disease 疲 pí tired; fatigued 症 zhèng disease; illness 痒 yǎng itchy; an itching sensation on the skin 痕 hén trace, mark left by something
HSK 7
疙 gē (dial.) used in "疙瘩": ①a bump or lump on the skin or muscle ②a small round or lumpy object ③a difficult problem ④awkward or unclear speech ⑤measure word for round or lumpy things 疤 bā scar left after a wound or sore heals 疵 cī flaw; blemish; defect 痪 huàn paralysis (used in 〖瘫痪〗: loss of movement in part of the body due to nerve dysfunction; also fig. of systems or transport coming to a standstill) 痰 tán phlegm; mucus secreted by the lungs and airways
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痴 chī foolish; stupid 痹 bì bi syndrome; TCM term for pain and numbness of the limbs caused by wind, cold, dampness, or heat (including rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis) 瘟 wēn plague; epidemic acute infectious disease 瘤 liú tumor; abnormal growth of tissue cells in an organism, generally classified as benign or malignant 瘩 da see '疙瘩': ① raised lump on skin or hardened muscle knot ② small round or lump-shaped object ③ fig. hard-to-solve problem ④ classifier for round or lumpy things ⑤ troublesome; awkward 瘫 tān paralysis; loss of motor function due to nerve damage 瘸 qué to limp; to be lame 瘾 yǐn addiction; physical or psychological dependence formed by repeated stimulation 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells
2 正 zhèng — straight; upright (opposite of crooked or tilted)
Xpinyin
正 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
整 zhěng whole; complete; entire (opposite of '零') 证 zhèng to prove or verify with people, objects, or facts
HSK 5
征 zhēng to travel a long distance (often of troops on campaign) 政 zhèng politics; affairs of state
HSK 6
歪 wāi not straight; crooked; tilted (opposite of 'straight') 症 zhèng disease; illness

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