病 (bìng)

illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 丙 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“病，疾加也。从疒，丙聲。”

Components

Example sentences

  1. 你有病！ — You're sick!
  2. 我病了。 — I'm sick.
  3. 他没病。 — He wasn't sick.
  4. Jack好像病了。 — It seems that Jack is sick.
  5. 我生病了。 — I am sick.

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