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
症结
zhēngjié
crux; root of a problem; sticking point
Characters in this word
结 jié
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 吉 lucky, propitious, good
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项改革停滞不前的症结，在于权责划分始终不够清晰。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé tíngzhì bù qián de zhēngjié, zàiyú quánzé huàfēn shǐzhōng bú gòu qīngxī. The crux of why this reform has stalled is that the division of powers and responsibilities has never been clear enough.
- 找到了问题的症结，解决办法就简单了。 Zhǎodàole wèntí de zhēngjié, jiějué bànfǎ jiù jiǎndān le. Once you find the root of the problem, the solution becomes simple.
- 医生说这种疲劳的症结在于长期缺少睡眠。 Yīshēng shuō zhè zhǒng píláo de zhēngjié zàiyú chángqī quēshǎo shuìmián. The doctor said the root of this fatigue lies in long-term lack of sleep.
Related words
- 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
- 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
- 结果 jiéguǒ result; in the end
- 结实 jiēshi strong; sturdy
- 结合 jiéhé to combine
- 结婚 jiéhūn to get married