zhěn

examine patient

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

speech

㐱 sound component

  Sound component

zhěn

  

thick hair

Evolution

診 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
診 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
診 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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zhěn

examine patient, diagnose; to examine or treat medically

Most common words with 診
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诊断

diagnosis

诊所

clinic

急诊室

emergency room

门诊

outpatient service

确诊

to make a definite diagnosis

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*m-t<r>ə[n]ʔ-s

drinH

zhěn

examine

*tə[n]ʔ

tsyinX

zhěn

examine


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 16.0019% of movies

1410th most common character in movies

1401st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

12

Simplified

Unicode

U+8A3A

Shuowen

“診,視也。从言,聲。”


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