懂中文 Dong Chinese

症

zhèng, zhēng

disease

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癥.

Components
疒 meaning component

疒  Meaning component

nè

  

sick

正 sound component

正  Sound component

zhèng, zhēng

  

correct

Evolution

症 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
症 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

症  

zhèng

disease; illness

症 (癥) 

zhēng

obstruction of bowels; abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point

Most common words with 症
Freq.
Word
Meaning

症

disease

症状

symptom (of an illness)

癌症

cancer

并发症

complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)

综合症

syndrome