切诊 (qièzhěn): diagnosis by touch (TCM)

Meanings

1 diagnosis by touch (TCM)
2 pulse-taking and palpation

Characters

切

qiè

press against; touch closely

诊

zhěn

diagnose

Examples

切诊包括脉诊和按诊。

Qièzhěn bāokuò màizhěn hé ànzhěn.

Touch diagnosis includes pulse-taking and palpation.

切诊是四诊中最重要的一环。

Qièzhěn shì sìzhěn zhōng zuì zhòngyào de yī huán.

切诊 is the most important step among the four diagnostic methods.

Tips

usage

切 here is read qiè ('close; press against') — the palpation sense, not qiē ('cut'). Covers both pulse-reading (脉诊) and hands-on palpation (按诊) of the body.

Stroke Order

切 qiē

诊 zhěn

Related Words

脉诊 màizhěn

pulse diagnosis (TCM) / diagnosis based on taking the pulse

舌诊 shézhěn

tongue diagnosis (TCM) / diagnosis based on examining the tongue

望诊 wàngzhěn

diagnosis by observation (TCM) / visual diagnosis

闻诊 wénzhěn

diagnosis by listening and smelling (TCM) / auditory-olfactory diagnosis

诊断 zhěnduàn HSK 5 #4,040

to diagnose / diagnosis

切除 qiēchú HSK 7 #5,140

to excise; to surgically remove

切断 qiēduàn HSK 7 #3,578

to cut off; to sever / to disconnect

切 qiē HSK 4 #1,617

to cut; to slice / close to; eager (qiè) / all; every (qiè)

切中要害 qièzhòngyàohài

to strike right at the vital point / to hit the nail on the head / to target the real issue

切纸刀 qiēzhǐdāo

paper cutter; guillotine trimmer