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综合症 (zōng hé zhèng) — syndrome

Definition

Literary/medical term for a 'syndrome' — a cluster of symptoms that occur together. Distinct from 病 (bìng, a specific disease), which refers to a single illness with a clear cause.

noun
syndrome

Examples

  • 综合症。
    Tā dé le màn xìng pí láo zōng hé zhèng.
    He has chronic fatigue syndrome.
  • 综合症。
    zōng hé zhèng Shì zhǐ yì zǔ tóng shí chū xiàn de zhèng zhuàng.
    A syndrome refers to a group of symptoms that occur together.
  • 综合症。
    Zhè zhǒng zōng hé zhèng zài lǎo nián rén zhōng bǐ jiào cháng jiàn.
    This syndrome is more common among elderly people.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

综合combine
综zōnggather合hécombine
联合Coordinate
症zhèngdisease

综合 (combine) and 症 (disease) together mean syndrome.

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 綜; 综 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
宗
宗zōng綜zōng
Same sound today

The traditional form 綜 places 糸 beside 宗, with 宗 giving the sound; the simplified 综 is a shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical parts.

Open 综 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

Open 合 →

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
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.

Open 症 →
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