病症 (bìng zhèng) — disease | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

病症 is a more clinical/formal term for 'disease' than 病, often used in medical writing. Compare 病情 (state of an illness) and 症状 (symptom) — the focus here is the disease itself.

noun

disease

Measure word · 个

Examples

病症。
Cháng jiàn de bìng zhèng yǒu gǎn mào hé liú gǎn.
Common diseases include colds and the flu.
病症。
Zhè zhǒng bìng zhèng zǎo qī fā xiàn róng yì zhì.
This disease is easy to treat if detected early.
病症、。
Yù fáng bìng zhèng yào qín xǐ shǒu, duō tōng fēng.
To prevent disease, wash your hands often and ventilate more.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

病bìngillness

症zhèngdisease

病 means illness and 症 means disease; together they name an illness.

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.

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

疒正症

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèdisease

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng症zhèng

Same sound today

The left part 疒 shows it is about disease. The right part 正 is used for the sound.

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