癪 (jī) - A sudden, acute illness & colic

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jī ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

慧佳

癪 · jī

A sudden, acute illness;

colic;

spasms;

refers to sudden abdominal pain or convulsions.

A sudden, acute illnesscolicspasms

Usage highlights

Abdominal colicSudden illnessInfantile convulsionsHysterical colicSpasmodic pain

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The child had a sudden attack of colic (癪).
  • She suffered from abdominal spasms (癪).
  • He was diagnosed with a sudden illness (癪).

Collocations

  • Abdominal colic(腹癪)
  • Sudden illness(急癪)
  • Infantile convulsions(小児癪)
  • Hysterical colic(ヒステリー癪)
  • Spasmodic pain(癪痛)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 癪 is primarily used in traditional Chinese medicine and Japanese kanji to describe sudden, acute illnesses, particularly colic or spasms.
  • In modern usage, it is more commonly encountered in Japanese than in Chinese, where it may be considered archaic or specialized.

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