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医 yī

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医 yī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yī | yi1
English translation
medical
medicine
doctor
to cure
to treat
to cure, to heal, to treat; doctor; medicine

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About 医 yī

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

醫 yī

Contains the radical

匸 xì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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Etymology of 医 yī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿷匸矢

Semantic compound

矢 shǐ

Phonetic compound

匸 xì

Explanation

Simplified form of 醫 yī . Phonosemantic compound. 酉 yǒu represents the meaning and 殹 yì represents the sound. The 酉 yǒu component is a pictograph of a container for wine, which is sometimes used for medicinal purposes. The traditional component 酉 yǒu was removed for simpli

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Example sentences using 医 yī

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医生 yīshēng 给 gěi 了 le 他 tā 一些 yī xiē 止疼片 piān 以 yǐ 减缓 jiǎn huǎn 疼痛 téng tòng .

The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain.

做 zuò 这 zhè 项 Xiàng 工作 gōngzuò 最好 zuìhǎo 能 Néng 懂 dǒng 点 diǎn 医学 yī xué .

For this job it is desirable to know something about medicine.

正是 zhèng shì 他 tā 对 duì 这些 zhè xiē 事物 shìwù 的 de 思念 sīniàn ,足以 zúyǐ 使 shǐ 任何 rènhé 苦痛 kǔ tòng 变甜, 足以 zúyǐ 医 yī 好 hǎo 任何 rènhé 创伤 chuāng shāng .

The very thought of these things was sufficient to sweeten any bitterness, and heal any wound.

你 nǐ 背 bēi 疼 téng ,和 hé 医生 yīshēng 说 shuì 了 le 吗 mǎ ?

Did you speak to the doctor about your back pains?

精神病学 jīng shén bìng xué 医生 yīshēng 解释 jiěshì 了 le 约翰 Yuē hàn 那 Nā 可怕 kěpà 的 de 梦 mèng .

The psychiatrist interpreted John's ghastly dream.

Words with 医 yī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
医生 yīshēng doctor醫生
医院 yīyuàn hospital醫院
医疗 yī liáo medical treatment醫療
医学 yī xué medicine醫學
医 yī medical醫 yī
医药 yī yào medical醫藥
中医 Zhōng yī traditional Chinese medical science中醫
医师 yī shī doctor醫師
法医 fǎ yī forensic investigator法醫
医务 yī wù medical affairs醫務
兽医 shòu yī vet獸醫
医学院 yī xué yuàn medical school醫學院
医护 yī hù medic醫護
牙医 yá yī dentist牙醫
医治 yī zhì to treat (an illness)醫治
就医 jiù yī to receive medical treatment就醫
医疗费 yī liáo fèi medical expenses醫療費
中西医 zhōng xī yī Chinese and Western medicine中西醫
行医 xíng yī to practice medicine (esp. in private practice)行醫
军医 jūn yī military doctor軍醫
医务室 yī wù shì infirmary醫務室
西医 xī yī Western medicine西醫
医术 yī shù medical expertise醫術
医科 yī kē medical science醫科

医 yī Decomposition & Compounds

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医 yī Decomposition

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医 yī Compounds

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  • 医 yī
    • 殹 yì
      • 嫛, 黳
    • 悘
      • 嫕 yì
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