癫痫 (diān xián) — epilepsy | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

epilepsy

癫痫，。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu diān xián, dàn yì zhí chī yào kòng zhì dé hěn hǎo.
He has had epilepsy since childhood, but it has been well controlled with medication.
癫痫。
diān xián Fā zuò shí huàn zhě kě néng huì shī qù yì shí.
During an epileptic seizure, the patient may lose consciousness.
癫痫。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò jìn yí bù jiǎn chá lái què zhěn diān xián.
The doctor advised him to undergo further tests to confirm epilepsy.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

癫diānmadness/seizure

痫xiánepilepsy/seizure

癫 and 痫 both refer to seizure or madness; together they name epilepsy.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 癲; 癫 is its simplified writing.

疒顛癲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèillness

Sound part声符shēngfú

顛

顛diān癲diān

Same sound today

The traditional form 癲 uses 疒 (illness) for meaning and 顛 for sound; the simplified 癫 is a later shorthand.

Most 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 癇; 痫 is its simplified writing.

疒閒癇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèillness

Sound part声符shēngfú

閒

閒xián癇⁰xián

Same sound today

The traditional form 癇 pairs 疒 (illness) with 閒 for the sound; the simplified 痫 is a later shorthand.

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