醫
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医
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Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 殹 represents the sound. The 酉 component is a pictograph of a container for wine, which is sometimes used for medicinal purposes.
Components
Traditional (醫)
Simplified (医)
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Historical Evolution
医
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
医
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
医
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
医
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
医
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
医
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
医
Regular
Modern
Chinese
医 / 醫 [yī]
medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
Japanese
noun
- medicine; the healing art; healing; curing
- doctor
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (133)
医生 [yīshēng] #248
doctor
医院 [yīyuàn] #610
hospital
医疗 [yīliáo] #2,233
medical treatment
医学 [yīxué] #3,195
medicine
医药 [yīyào] #9,449
medical care and medicines
中医 [Zhōngyī] #32,835
traditional Chinese medical science
医师 [yīshī] #4,096
doctor
法医 [fǎyī] #4,071
forensic investigator
医务 [yīwù] #10,266
medical affairs
兽医 [shòuyī] #6,927
veterinarian
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)