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癆
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痨
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consumption

HSK 10
Human →Body
láo
ロウ
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Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 勞 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (癆)
疒 sickness+ 勞 labor =
癆 consumption
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
勞 Phonetic component
labor
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Simplified (痨)
疒 sickness+ 劳 manual =
痨 consumption
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
劳 Phonetic component
láo manual
labor, toil, do manual work
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Notes
Similar Characters
疔 boil疖 sore (simp)疗 cured (simp)疙 boil疚 disease疝 hernia疟 intermittent (simp)疠 Sore A Sore (simp)疡 sores (simp)疣 tumor疤 scar疥 itch疫 epidemic疬 scrofulous (simp)疭 spasms (simp)疮 boil (simp)疯 insane (simp)疰 疱 acne (simp)疲 fatigued
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
痨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
痨 / 癆 [láo]
tuberculosis
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
肺痨 [fèi​láo] #50,182
tuberculosis
痨病 [láo​bìng] #58,813
tuberculosis (TCM)
五痨七伤 [wǔ​láo​qī​shāng] #72,357
variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wǔ​láo​qī​shāng]
石匠痨 [shí​jiàng​láo]
silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
话痨 [huà​láo]
chatterer
馋痨 [chán​láo]
gluttony
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
労咳 [ろうがい] #72,012
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
労症 [ろうしょう] #212,132
tabes
脊髄癆 [せきずいろう] #225,682
tabes dorsalis