疟疾 (nüè jí) — malaria | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

malaria

疟疾，。
Tā qù nián dé le nüè jí, xiàn zài hǎo le.
He got malaria last year and is fine now.
疟疾。
nüè jí Shì yì zhǒng yóu wén zi chuán bō de yán zhòng jí bìng.
Malaria is a serious disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
疟疾。
Zhè ge dì qū céng jīng liú xíng guò nüè jí.
Malaria used to be prevalent in this area.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

疟nüèmalaria

疾jídisease

“疟” names the malaria condition and “疾” names disease, together giving the disease name.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 瘧; 疟 is its simplified writing.

疒虐瘧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒Written in full as病bìng

Sound part声符shēngfú

虐

Same sound today

In the traditional form 瘧, 疒 (illness, written in full as 病) marks the meaning and 虐 gives the sound; the simplified 疟 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒大疾

疾 combines 疒, showing illness, with a form showing an arrow flying toward a person, giving the sense of fast.

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