癔病 (yì bìng) — hysteria | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hysteria

Easily confused

疫病yì bìngsound-alikeepidemic disease; plague

Examples

癔病。
Yī shēng zhěn duàn tā huàn yǒu yì bìng.
The doctor diagnosed her with hysteria.
癔病。
yì bìng De zhèng zhuàng bāo kuò qíng xù shī kòng hé shēn tǐ bú shì.
Symptoms of hysteria include emotional outbursts and physical discomfort.
，癔病。
Jīng guò zhì liáo, tā de yì bìng zhú jiàn hǎo zhuǎn.
After treatment, her hysteria gradually improved.

Origin

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.

癔yìhysteria

病bìngillness

癔 names the condition, and 病 marks it as an illness, giving hysteria.

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.

疒意癔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèdisease

Sound part声符shēngfú

意

Same sound today

癔 is built from 疒 (disease) and 意, which gives the pronunciation.

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

疒丙病

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèsickness

Sound part声符shēngfú

丙

丙bǐng病bìng

Same sound today

病 pairs 疒, a sickness mark, with 丙, which gives the sound; 丙 also means fire, giving a picture of lying feverishly in bed.

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