病 (bìng): illness; disease

Measure Word

一场病 chǎng

Meanings

1 illness; disease
2 to fall ill

Characters

病

bìng

illness; sick

疒 (illness radical) + 丙 (bǐng) phonetic

Examples

他的病好了。

Tā de bìng hǎo le.

He recovered from his illness.

你有什么病？

Nǐ yǒu shénme bìng?

What illness do you have?

Tips

memory

病 has the radical 疒 (nè, sickness radical) on the outside, which looks like a person lying on a bed. Many illness-related characters use this radical: 痛 (pain), 疼 (ache), 症 (symptom).

Stroke Order

病 bìng

Related Words

生病 shēngbìng HSK 1 #2,542

to fall ill; to get sick

病人 bìngrén HSK 1 #907

patient; sick person

看病 kànbìng HSK 1 #8,963

to see a doctor; to have a medical consultation

病毒 bìngdú HSK 5 #2,224

virus (biological) / virus (computer)

毛病 máobìng HSK 3 #2,454

fault; defect; problem / bad habit / illness; ailment (colloquial)

疾病 jíbìng HSK 6 #2,746

disease; illness; ailment

心脏病 xīnzàngbìng HSK 6 #2,748

heart disease / cardiac disease

病情 bìngqíng HSK 6 #5,100

patient's condition; state of an illness

病例 bìnglì #6,244

medical case / case (of illness)

病症 bìngzhèng HSK 7 #10,906

disease / illness / ailment