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Information of 医
Pinyin
yī
Radical
匚
Strokes
7 strokes
Usage
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Definition
medical / medicine / doctor / to cure / to treat
医 (yī)
1. To treat illness.
2. A person who treats illness (doctor).
3. The science of treating illness (medicine).
1. To treat illness: 疗 (therapy), 术 (skill), 务 (service), 道 (path).
2. A person who treats illness: 士 (gentleman), 生 (born), 德 (virtue).
3. The science of treating illness: 西 (Western), 中 (Chinese).
Medical Definitions:
- 本义: A person who treats illness.
- 造字法: A character composed of idea and sound; includes the component匚 (fāng) and 矢 (shǐ), with the latter also serving as a phonetic element. According to "Shuowen Jiezi": "盛弓弩矢器也", which indicates its historical significance. The character 医 is a composite of “殹” (yī), representing the sounds made when treating illness, and 酉 (yǒu), where the latter also relates to medicinal alcohol. Both characters have their original meanings, but today "医" is used as the simplified character.
Synonyms:
1. Same original meaning [En.] doctor.
2. Medicine; medical skill [En.] medicine.
3. Sweet wine made from sweet porridge and yeast [En.] sweet wine.
As a Verb:
- 1. To treat, to cure [En.] cure.
- 2. To rescue and treat [En.] treat and cure.
Examples of Usage:
1. 《说文》: 医, to treat illness expertly.
2. 《国语·越语》: The lord ordered the doctor to guard the immunized people.
3.《论语》: One must not act as a shaman or physician.
4. 《吕氏春秋·察今》: Compare it to a good doctor.
5.《汉书·李广苏建传》: Summon a doctor quickly.
6. 清· 方苞: There are no doctors or medicine available.
Examples of Related Terms:
- 良医 (good doctor); 医家 (medical family); 医师 (title for doctors); 医婆 (female doctor); 医流 (doctor/family of doctors); 医算 (medical practitioner); 医巫 (historical reference to doctors who used shamanistic methods).
Input Method for 医
Pinyin
yi1
Wubi
atdi
Cangjie
sok
Zhengma
hma
Four Corner
71718
Unicode
U+533b
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