痫 (xián): epilepsy

Meanings

医生诊断孩子患有癫痫。

Yīshēng zhěnduàn háizi huàn yǒu diānxián.

The doctor diagnosed the child with epilepsy.

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.

usage

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

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.

痫 xián