sickness

(ne4)

Radical no. 104 · 5 strokes (104 部首 · 5 104 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽧ (nè) — meaning: sickness, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a person lying down in bed or a patient at rest, expressing the concept of illness and bodily weakness.

Mnemonic: Remember the shape of a person lying down afflicted with sickness as the key to this "sickness" radical.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

131 characters
  • mute, incapable of speech

    11 strokes

  • 𤶊guài

    (literary) serious illness

    11 strokes

  • tòng

    ache

    HSK 3

    12 strokes

  • old variant of 禿|秃[tu1]

    12 strokes

  • zhì

    birthmark

    12 strokes

  • constipation

    12 strokes

  • mèi

    disease caused by anxiety

    12 strokes

  • dòu

    pimple

    12 strokes

  • xiāo

    asthma

    12 strokes

  • suān

    variant of 酸[suan1]

    12 strokes

  • sick

    12 strokes

  • dysentery

    12 strokes

  • cuó

    acne

    12 strokes

  • (flat) mole

    12 strokes

  • shā

    cholera

    12 strokes

  • láo

    tuberculosis

    12 strokes

  • huàn

    used in 癱瘓|瘫痪[tan1 huan4]

    12 strokes

  • xián

    epilepsy

    12 strokes

  • chī

    imbecile

    13 strokes

  • shèn

    to terrify

    13 strokes

  • hematoma (internal blood clot)

    13 strokes

  • tán

    phlegm

    HSK 7

    13 strokes

  • leprosy

    13 strokes

  • péng

    menorrhagia

    13 strokes

  • guǎn

    ill-looking

    13 strokes

  • fèi

    prickly heat

    13 strokes

  • lín

    hernia

    13 strokes

  • nervous start in sleep

    13 strokes

  • paralysis

    13 strokes

  • mín

    to be ill

    13 strokes

  • obstinate disease

    13 strokes

  • wěi

    atrophy

    13 strokes

  • cuì

    care-worn

    13 strokes

  • zhú

    chilblain

    13 strokes

  • dān

    (disease)

    13 strokes

  • be injured

    13 strokes

  • to maltreat (as prisoners)

    13 strokes

  • shòu

    thin

    HSK 5

    14 strokes

  • furious

    14 strokes

  • to heal

    14 strokes

  • hóu

    wart

    14 strokes

  • scabies

    14 strokes

  • jiǎ

    obstruction in the intestine

    14 strokes

  • yīn

    mute

    14 strokes

  • bury

    14 strokes

  • lòu

    fistula

    14 strokes

  • sào

    itch

    14 strokes

  • wēn

    epidemic; pestilence; plague

    14 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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