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⽧

sickness

nè (ne4)

Radical no. 104 · 5 strokes (第 104 部首 · 5 画 dì 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

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 瘐yǔ

    to maltreat (as prisoners)

    13 strokes

  • 疯fēng

    insane

    HSK 5

    14 strokes

  • 瘦shòu

    thin

    HSK 5

    14 strokes

  • 瘈jì

    furious

    14 strokes

  • 瘉yù

    to heal

    14 strokes

  • 瘊hóu

    wart

    14 strokes

  • 瘌là

    scabies

    14 strokes

  • 疡yáng

    ulcers

    14 strokes

  • 瘕jiǎ

    obstruction in the intestine

    14 strokes

  • 瘖yīn

    mute

    14 strokes

  • 瘗yì

    bury

    14 strokes

  • 瘘lòu

    fistula

    14 strokes

  • 瘙sào

    itch

    14 strokes

  • 瘟wēn

    epidemic; pestilence; plague

    14 strokes

  • 瘥chài

    to recover from disease

    14 strokes

  • 疟nüè

    malaria

    14 strokes

  • 瘩da

    used in 疙瘩[ge1 da5]

    14 strokes

  • 瘤liú

    tumor

    15 strokes

  • 瘪biě

    variant of 癟|瘪[bie3]

    15 strokes

  • 瘫tān

    paralyzed

    HSK 7

    15 strokes

  • 瘚jué

    to hiccup

    15 strokes

  • 瘛chì

    used in 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4]

    15 strokes

  • 瘜xī

    a polypus

    15 strokes

  • 瘝guān

    incapacitated

    15 strokes

  • 瘠jí

    barren

    15 strokes

  • 疮chuāng

    sore

    15 strokes

  • 瘢bān

    mark

    15 strokes

  • 瘨diān

    convulsions

    15 strokes

  • 瘼mò

    distress

    15 strokes

  • 疭zòng

    used in 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4]

    16 strokes

  • 瘸qué

    lame

    16 strokes

  • 瘾yǐn

    addiction

    HSK 7

    16 strokes

  • 瘭biāo

    whitlow

    16 strokes

  • 瘯cù

    (skin disease)

    16 strokes

  • 瘰luǒ

    used in 瘰癧|瘰疬[luo3 li4]

    16 strokes

  • 瘳chōu

    to convalesce

    16 strokes

  • 瘴zhàng

    malaria

    16 strokes

  • 瘵zhài

    (literary) disease (esp. tuberculosis)

    16 strokes

  • 瘿yǐng

    goiter

    16 strokes

  • 癀huáng

    used in 癀病[huang2 bing4]

    16 strokes

  • 癃lóng

    infirmity

    16 strokes

  • 癌ái

    cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

    HSK 7

    17 strokes

  • 疗liáo

    to treat

    17 strokes

  • 癍bān

    abnormal pigment deposit on the skin

    17 strokes

  • 疠lì

    ulcer

    17 strokes

  • 癖pǐ

    habit

    18 strokes

  • 癔yì

    used in 癔病[yi4 bing4] and 癔症[yi4 zheng4]

    18 strokes

  • 癕yōng

    old variant of 癰|痈[yong1]

    18 strokes

Quick check

A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.

Question 1 of 5

Which radical is the main radical of 痰?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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

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