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闻诊

聞診
wénzhěn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 diagnosis by listening and smelling (TCM)
  2. 2 auditory-olfactory diagnosis

Examples

闻诊要听病人的声音和气味。
Wénzhěn yào tīng bìngrén de shēngyīn hé qìwèi.
闻诊 involves attending to the patient's voice and odor.
闻诊是四诊中的第二诊。
Wénzhěn shì sìzhěn zhōng de dì èr zhěn.
闻诊 is the second of the four diagnostic methods.

Tips

usage
闻 in TCM covers both 'listen' (speech, cough, breathing) and 'smell' (body odor, breath, excretions) — the character's two senses are both active here, unlike modern Mandarin where 闻 usually means 'smell'.

Stroke Order

闻 wén
诊 zhěn