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痫

癇
xián
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 epilepsy

Examples

HSK 6
医生诊断孩子患有癫痫。
Yīshēng zhěnduàn háizi huàn yǒu diānxián.
The doctor diagnosed the child with epilepsy.
HSK 7-9
按时服药能有效控制癫痫发作。
Ànshí fúyào néng yǒuxiào kòngzhì diānxián fāzuò.
Taking the medicine on time can effectively control epileptic seizures.

Tips

usage
痫 is bound and used almost exclusively in the medical term 癫痫 ('epilepsy'). It is not used on its own.

Components

radical
疒 nè
illness; sickness
疒 is the sickness radical, a person leaning on a bed. It marks every disease name, so it identifies this character as a medical condition.
phonetic
闲 xián
idle; phonetic
闲 supplies the sound xián directly, with no tone shift. It contributes pronunciation only.

Stroke Order

痫 xián