抑 yì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 卬 lofty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抑郁症
yìyùzhèng
depression
Characters in this word
郁 yù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 有 to have, to own, to possess 阝 place, town, city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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
- 他长期把压力藏在心里，直到被诊断为抑郁症，才意识到求助并不可耻。 Tā chángqī bǎ yālì cáng zài xīnli, zhídào bèi zhěnduàn wéi yìyùzhèng, cái yìshí dào qiúzhù bìng bù kěchǐ. He kept stress bottled up for a long time; only after being diagnosed with depression did he realise that seeking help is not shameful.
- 经过半年治疗，她的抑郁症明显好转了。 Jīngguò bànnián zhìliáo, tā de yìyùzhèng míngxiǎn hǎozhuǎn le. After half a year of treatment, her depression has clearly improved.
- 请多关心身边的抑郁症患者，他们需要理解。 Qǐng duō guānxīn shēnbiān de yìyùzhèng huànzhě, tāmen xūyào lǐjiě. Please show more care for people with depression around you; they need understanding.
Related words
- 抑制 yìzhì to suppress, to inhibit
- 压抑 yāyì to repress; oppressive; stifling
- 抑扬顿挫 yìyángdùncuò cadenced; rhythmically modulated
- 抑郁 yìyù depressed; melancholy
- 浓郁 nóngyù rich; strong; intense
- 忧郁 yōuyù melancholy; gloomy
- 郁闷 yùmèn depressed; gloomy; frustrated
- 炎症 yánzhèng inflammation
- 症状 zhèngzhuàng symptom
- 癌症 áizhèng cancer; malignant disease
- 并发症 bìngfāzhèng complication; concurrent disease
- 病症 bìngzhèng symptom; illness condition