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)

106 characters
  • shǔ

    illness caused by worry

    18 strokes

  • diàn

    erythema

    18 strokes

  • lài

    scabies

    18 strokes

  • jiē

    pimple

    18 strokes

  • xuǎn

    ringworm

    19 strokes

  • zhèng

    disease

    20 strokes

  • used in 瘰癧|瘰疬[luo3 li4]

    21 strokes

  • diān

    mentally deranged

    21 strokes

  • thin

    23 strokes

  • yōng

    carbuncle

    23 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.