舌诊

舌診

shézhěn

noun

Meanings

1 tongue diagnosis (TCM)
2 diagnosis based on examining the tongue

Characters

Examples

中医通过舌诊判断病人体质。

Zhōngyī tōngguò shézhěn pànduàn bìngrén tǐzhì.

TCM doctors judge a patient's constitution through tongue diagnosis.

舌诊时要看舌苔的颜色和厚薄。

Shézhěn shí yào kàn shétāi de yánsè hé hòubáo.

In tongue diagnosis you examine the color and thickness of the tongue coating.

Tips

culture

舌诊 is a subtype of 望诊 (observation). TCM doctors read tongue color, shape, and 舌苔 (coating) as signals of internal organ state — pale tongue suggests 气血不足, yellow coating suggests heat.

Stroke Order

舌 shé

诊 zhěn