风湿病 (fēng shī bìng) — rheumatism | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rheumatism

Examples

风湿病。
Nǎi nai de fēng shī bìng yí dào dōng tiān jiù téng dé lì hài.
Grandma's rheumatism hurts badly as soon as winter comes.
风湿病，。
Dé le fēng shī bìng yào zhù yì bǎo nuǎn, bù néng shòu liáng.
If you have rheumatism, you need to keep warm and not catch a chill.
风湿病。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā yòng zhōng yào zhì liáo fēng shī bìng.
The doctor suggested he use Chinese herbal medicine to treat his rheumatism.

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.

风湿wind and dampness

风fēngwind湿shīdampness

联合Side by side

病bìngdisease

风湿病 combines wind and dampness with disease, naming an illness associated with those bodily conditions.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.

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