疭 meaning and stroke order
Clonic convulsions
How to write 疭, stroke by stroke
9 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 疭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4]
How 疭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 从 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 疭
The sickness radical 疒 covers 从 (cóng), which also gives the sound. Picture a sick body whose muscles follow one another in jerks, one spasm after another, like people following in a line.
疭 (zòng) almost never appears alone. It is used in the medical term 瘛疭 (chìzòng), found mainly in traditional Chinese medicine texts to describe convulsions. Example: 小儿高热可见瘛疭。(Xiǎo'ér gāorè kě jiàn chìzòng.) A child with a high fever may show convulsions.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as cóng because of the phonetic 从, but the correct reading is zòng with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 纵 (zòng, to release), which has the silk radical 纟 instead of 疒.
Questions about 疭
How many strokes are in 疭?
疭 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 疭 mean?
疭 (zòng) means clonic convulsions.
How do you pronounce 疭?
疭 is pronounced zòng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 疭?
The radical of 疭 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 疭 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 疭?
The traditional form of 疭 is 瘲. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 疭 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 瘛疭 mean exactly?
瘛疭 (chìzòng) is a traditional medical term for convulsions. 瘛 refers to the limbs contracting and 疭 to them relaxing, so together they describe repeated spasms of tightening and loosening.
Is 疭 used in everyday modern Chinese?
Not really. In daily speech people say 抽搐 (chōuchù) or 抽筋 (chōujīn) for convulsions or cramps, and 瘛疭 stays mostly in medical and classical writing.