症(zhèng)

HSK 610 strokes
Readingszhèngzhēng

disease

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Character information

Pinyin
zhèng / zhēng
Meaning
disease; illness
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 症 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒正

In this compound, the meaning comes from 疒 (sickness); 正 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

疒nè正zhèng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 症 step by step

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Words with 症

Common words using 症 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhèng症zhuàng状
HSK 6

symptom (of an illness)

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yán炎zhèng症
HSK 7-9

inflammation

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bìng病zhèng症
HSK 7-9

disease

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ái癌zhèng症
HSK 7-9

cancer

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zhēng症jié结
HSK 7-9

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)

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hòu后yí遗zhèng症
HSK 7-9

(medicine) sequelae

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yì抑yù郁zhèng症
HSK 7-9

clinical depression

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duì对zhèng症

correct diagnosis; to prescribe the right cure for an illness; to suit the …

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状炎病癌结后遗抑

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