瘧 meaning and stroke order
Malaria; intermittent fever
How to write 瘧, stroke by stroke
14 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 瘧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- malaria
- used in 瘧子|疟子[yao4 zi5]
How 瘧 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 虐 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
Common words with 瘧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 瘧疾 | nüèjí | malaria |
Questions about 瘧
How many strokes are in 瘧?
瘧 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 瘧 mean?
瘧 (nüè) means malaria; intermittent fever. A common word with it is 疟疾 (nüèjí), meaning "malaria".
How do you pronounce 瘧?
瘧 is pronounced nüè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 瘧?
The radical of 瘧 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 瘧 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 瘧?
瘧 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 疟, used in mainland China and Singapore.