Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 役 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
疫
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
疫
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
疫
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
疫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
疫 [yì]
epidemic; plague
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (60)
免疫 [miǎnyì] #6,899
immunity (to disease)
疫苗 [yìmiáo] #7,036
vaccine
瘟疫 [wēnyì] #6,750
epidemic
疫情 [yìqíng] #20,150
epidemic situation
检疫 [jiǎnyì] #23,173
quarantine
检疫 [jiǎnyì] #23,173
quarantine
鼠疫 [shǔyì] #15,224
plague
免疫力 [miǎnyìlì] #26,948
immunity
防疫 [fángyì] #52,181
disease prevention
疫病 [yìbìng] #42,874
plague
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JAPANESE WORDS (85)
⭐ 疫病 [えきびょう] #17,279
epidemic
⭐ 免疫 [めんえき] #18,142
immunity
疫病神 [やくびょうがみ] #28,434
god of pestilence
免疫力 [めんえきりょく] #44,412
immune strength
⭐ 検疫 [けんえき] #56,904
quarantine
瘧 [おこり] #63,237
ague
⭐ 防疫 [ぼうえき] #63,514
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.)
免疫系 [めんえきけい] #82,823
immune system
悪疫 [あくえき] #83,171
epidemic
免疫機能 [めんえききのう] #87,235
immune function
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