诊 (zhěn) — diagnosis; to diagnose (bound form used in medical compounds)
Definition
诊 (zhěn) is a bound form meaning 'to diagnose' — it never stands alone, only appearing in medical compounds like 诊断, 门诊, and 诊疗.
bound form
diagnosisto diagnose (bound form used in medical compounds)
Examples
- 。Yī shēng zhèng zài gěi bìng rén zuò zhěn duàn.The doctor is diagnosing the patient.
- 。Zhè jiā yī yuàn de mén zhěn yíng yè dào wǎn shàng bā diǎn.This hospital's outpatient service is open until 8 p.m.
- 。Zhè zhǒng bìng xū yào zǐ xì zhěn liáo.This illness requires careful diagnosis and treatment.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 診; 诊 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
㐱
㐱㐱診zhěn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
In the traditional form 診, the left part 言 relates to speech, and the right part 㐱 gives the sound; the simplified 诊 is a later shorthand.
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