伤寒

傷寒

shānghán

noun #20,884

Meanings

1 typhoid
2 typhoid fever

Characters

injury; damage; harm

Examples

接种疫苗可以有效预防伤寒。

Jiēzhǒng yìmiáo kěyǐ yǒuxiào yùfáng shānghán.

Vaccination can effectively prevent typhoid fever.

伤寒在卫生条件差的地区容易传播。

Shānghán zài wèishēng tiáojiàn chà de dìqū róngyì chuánbō.

Typhoid spreads easily in areas with poor sanitation.

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history

伤寒 literally means 'cold-damage illness'. The term comes from the classical Chinese medical text 《伤寒论》 (Shānghán Lùn) by Zhang Zhongjing (c. 200 AD), which described febrile diseases. In modern medicine the term specifically refers to Salmonella typhi infection.

Stroke Order

伤 shāng

寒 hán