癠 (jì) - Sick & ill

癠Tone 4

jì ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

慧佳

癠 · jì

Sick;

ill;

diseased;

suffering from illness.

Sickilldiseased

Usage highlights

IllnessEpidemic diseaseChronic illnessSick personDisease and sufferingSickly appearance

Synonyms

  • 病— illness; disease
  • 疾— sickness; ailment
  • 患— suffer from illness

Antonyms

  • 健— healthy; strong
  • 康— well; healthy

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient was seriously ill (癠病).
  • Many people fell sick during the epidemic (疫癠).
  • He suffered from a chronic disease (久癠).

Collocations

  • Illness(癠病)
  • Epidemic disease(疫癠)
  • Chronic illness(久癠)
  • Sick person(癠人)
  • Disease and suffering(疾癠)
  • Sickly appearance(癠容)

Idioms

  • To eliminate disease and disaster(除癠去灾)
  • To relieve suffering and cure illness(解癠疗疾)
  • Diseases and epidemics(疾癠疫病)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears in classical medical texts describing various illnesses.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, it was used to describe pathological conditions.
  • The character is rarely used in modern everyday language but appears in specialized contexts.

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