疟 meaning and stroke order
Malaria; intermittent fever
How to write 疟, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 疟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- malaria
- used in 瘧子|疟子[yao4 zi5]
How 疟 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 疟
The outer frame 疒 is the sickness radical, so 疟 (nüè) is an illness. Picture a patient lying under the 疒 shelter, shaking with a fever that keeps coming back.
疟 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 疟疾 (nüèjí), the standard term for malaria. Example: 他在非洲得了疟疾。(Tā zài Fēizhōu dé le nüèjí.) He caught malaria in Africa.
Common mistake: Learners often type nue with a plain u and get the wrong result. The vowel is ü, so on most pinyin keyboards you type nve or nue and pick nüè with the fourth tone. Also do not confuse 疟 with 虐 (nüè, cruel), which sounds the same but has no sickness radical.
Common words with 疟
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 疟疾 | nüèjí | malaria |
疟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 疟
How many strokes are in 疟?
疟 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 疟 mean?
疟 (nüè) means malaria; intermittent fever. A common word with it is 疟疾 (nüèjí), meaning "malaria".
How do you pronounce 疟?
疟 is pronounced nüè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 疟?
The radical of 疟 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 疟 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 疟?
The traditional form of 疟 is 瘧. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 疟 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does the colloquial reading yào mean in 疟子?
In spoken northern Chinese, 疟子 (yàozi) is an informal word for malaria or a recurring fever. In standard and written Chinese, use 疟疾 (nüèjí).
How do you say 'malaria mosquito' or 'antimalarial drug' in Chinese?
A malaria mosquito is 疟蚊 (nüèwén). Antimalarial drugs are called 抗疟药 (kàngnüèyào).