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癡
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obsessed

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
チ
し.れる、おろか
치
Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 疑 represents the sound.
Components
疒 sickness+ 疑 doubt =
癡 obsessed
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
疑 Phonetic component
yí doubt
doubt, question, suspect
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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)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
癡
Regular
Modern
Japanese
痴 、 癡 (old) ち 同音

noun

  1. foolishness; fool
  2. Buddhism moha (ignorance, folly)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
痴情 [chī​qíng] #34,287
infatuation
如痴如醉 [rú​chī​rú​zuì] #30,250
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
如醉如痴 [rú​zuì​rú​chī] #47,964
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
情痴 [qíng​chī] #49,932
infatuated
痴傻 [chī​shǎ] #53,544
stupid
呢呢痴痴 [ní​ní​chī​chī]
docile
痴呆 [chī​dāi] #9,712
imbecility
JAPANESE WORDS (8)
⭐ 愚痴 [ぐち] #5,744
idle complaint
白痴 [はくち] #41,815
idiot
⭐ 痴呆 [ちほう] #52,443
dementia
たわけ者 [たわけもの] #71,109
idiot
愚痴っぽい [ぐちっぽい] #82,394
prone to complaining
戯け者 [おどけもの] #143,694
idiot
貪瞋痴 [とんじんち] #228,293
the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
無癡 [むち]
no delusion
KOREAN WORDS (2)
치매 #19,504
dementia; Alzheimer's disease
치정
blind passion