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sickness

HSK 10
ダク、ニャク、ソウ、ジョウ、シツ
や.む
Depicts a sick person (人) lying in bed (爿).
Components
half+ person =
sickness
Iconic component
pán half
half of tree trunk
Depicts a bed.
Iconic component
rén person
man
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[nè]
sick; sickness; Kang Xi radical 104; also pr. [chuáng]
Example Sentences