诊 zhěn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 㐱 bushy, black hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
诊断
zhěnduàn
to diagnose; diagnosis
Characters in this word
断 duàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 斤 — axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 医生诊断他。 Yīshēng zhěnduàn tā. The doctor diagnoses him.
- 诊断很清楚。 Zhěnduàn hěn qīngchu. The diagnosis is very clear.
- 请快诊断。 Qǐng kuài zhěnduàn. Please diagnose it quickly.
Related words
- 门诊 ménzhěn outpatient clinic
- 不断 búduàn continuously; nonstop
- 断 duàn to break; to cut off
- 判断 pànduàn to judge
- 中断 zhōngduàn to interrupt; to break off
- 注射 zhùshè injection
- 中药 zhōngyào Chinese medicine
- 消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
- 防治 fángzhì to prevent and treat
- 按摩 ànmó massage; to massage
- 疯 fēng crazy; wild
- 长寿 chángshòu long life; to live long