sick

Depicts a sick person () lying in bed ().

Components
爿 iconic component

  Iconic component

pánqiáng

  

piece of wood

Depicts a bed.

人 iconic component

  Iconic component

rén

  

person

Evolution

疒 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
疒 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
疒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
疒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

sick; KangXi radical 104; sickness; Kang Xi radical 104; also pr. [chuáng]