痉 (jìng) — (bound form) spasm; convulsion
Definition
痉 is a bound form that only appears in 痉挛 (jìngluán, 'spasm / convulsion'). You won't see it standing alone.
bound form
spasmconvulsion
Easily confused
- 镜jìngsound-alikemirror (as in 镜子)
- 敬jìngsound-aliketo respect, to show respect to
- 静jìngsound-alikestill, calm, quiet; not moving
- 竟jìngsound-alikeunexpectedly, actually (expressing surprise that something happened or is the case)
- 靓jìngsound-alikebeautiful, attractive (bound form, used in compounds)
- 净jìngsound-alike(adjective) clean
Examples
- 。Tā yīn wèi quē shuǐ chū xiàn le jìng luán.He developed spasms due to dehydration.
- 。Yī shēng gěi tā kāi le zhì liáo jìng luán de yào.The doctor prescribed him medicine for spasms.
- 。Zhè zhǒng bìng huì yǐn qǐ miàn bù jìng luán.This disease can cause facial spasms.
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