炎 yán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
炎症
yánzhèng
inflammation
Characters in this word
症 zhèng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果炎症持续不退，最好及时去医院检查。 Rúguǒ yánzhèng chíxù bú tuì, zuìhǎo jíshí qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá. If the inflammation continues and does not go down, it is best to go to hospital for a check promptly.
- 医生说他的喉咙有炎症，需要吃几天药。 Yīshēng shuō tā de hóulóng yǒu yánzhèng, xūyào chī jǐ tiān yào. The doctor said he has inflammation in his throat and needs to take medicine for a few days.
- 伤口没有处理好，很容易引起炎症。 Shāngkǒu méiyǒu chǔlǐ hǎo, hěn róngyì yǐnqǐ yánzhèng. If a wound is not treated properly, it easily causes inflammation.
Related words
- 发炎 fāyán to become inflamed
- 肺炎 fèiyán pneumonia
- 炎热 yánrè hot, scorching
- 症状 zhèngzhuàng symptom
- 癌症 áizhèng cancer; malignant disease
- 并发症 bìngfāzhèng complication; concurrent disease
- 病症 bìngzhèng symptom; illness condition
- 对症下药 duìzhèngxiàyào to suit the remedy to the case; tailor the solution to the problem
- 后遗症 hòuyízhèng after-effect; sequela
- 抑郁症 yìyùzhèng depression
- 症结 zhēngjié crux; root of a problem; sticking point
- 传染 chuánrǎn to infect