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malaria pestilential vapors

HSK 10
Society →Government
zhàng
ショウ
장
Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 章 represents the sound.
Components
疒 sickness+ 章 chapter =
瘴 malaria pestilential vapors
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
章 Phonetic component
zhāng chapter
composition
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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
Chinese
瘴 [zhàng]
malaria; miasma
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
乌烟瘴气 [wū​yān​zhàng​qì] #24,130
billowing smoke (idiom)
乌烟瘴气 [wū​yān​zhàng​qì] #24,130
billowing smoke (idiom)
瘴疠 [zhàng​lì] #63,594
tropical disease attributed to miasma
瘴疠 [zhàng​lì] #63,594
tropical disease attributed to miasma
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
瘴気 [しょうき] #12,832
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
瘴癘 [しょうれい] #180,270
tropical disease (e.g. malaria)