癔 (yì) — (bound morpheme) used in 癔病 and 癔症, meaning hysteria

Definition

Bound morpheme with no standalone use; it appears only in 癔病 and 癔症, both meaning 'hysteria' (a now-outdated psychiatric term for conversion disorder).

bound form
(bound morpheme) used in 癔病 and 癔症meaning hysteria
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Yī shēng shuō tā dé le yì bìng.
    The doctor said he has hysteria.
  • 癔。
    yì Zhèng huàn zhě xū yào xīn lǐ zhì liáo.
    Hysteria patients need psychotherapy.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng yì bìng zài nián qīng rén zhōng hěn shǎo jiàn.
    This kind of hysteria is rare among young people.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèdisease
Sound part声符shēngfú
意
意yì癔
Same sound today

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

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