精神分裂症

jīngshénfēnlièzhèng

noun

Meanings

1 schizophrenia

Characters

spirit, essence

crack, fracture

illness, symptom

Examples

他被诊断患有精神分裂症。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn huànyǒu jīngshén fēnliè zhèng.

He was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

精神分裂症可以通过药物控制。

Jīngshén fēnliè zhèng kěyǐ tōngguò yàowù kòngzhì.

Schizophrenia can be controlled with medication.

Tips

memory

精神 (mind/spirit) + 分裂 (split/fracture) + 症 (condition) — a literal calque of the Greek 'schizo-phrenia' (split-mind). Japanese coined 精神分裂病 from the German Schizophrenie, and Chinese borrowed the compound.

Stroke Order

精 jīng

神 shén

分 fēn

裂 liè

症 zhèng