疾 (jí)

(bound form) disease; ailment; (bound form) swift; (literary) to hate;

Etymology

Depicts a person (大) being shot by an arrow (矢). The 大 component was later replaced with meaning component 疒. Based on the original meaning "injury; wound". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "illness".

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“疾,病也。从疒,矢聲。,古文疾。,籀文疾。”

Original meaning

injury; wound

Components