WHOLE CHARACTER
病
illness; sickness; to become ill; fault; defect
病 means illness or sickness; it can also describe something faulty.
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病
illness; sickness; to become ill; fault; defect
病 means illness or sickness; it can also describe something faulty.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.
MEANING SIDE
疒
sickness; the sickness radical
The sickness frame (radical); it wraps health-and-illness characters; not a standalone word.
In 病: meaning side ZDIC records the sickness side as the meaning clue.
SOUND SIDE
丙
third of the ten heavenly stems
The dictionary meaning is administrative/serial; not treated as a beginner story.
In 病: sound side ZDIC records 丙 as the sound side; 丙 bǐng and 病 bìng share the syllable with different tone.
Tone 4
- illness; sickness
- to become ill
- fault; defect
- 生病to get sick
- 病人patient
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