癲 meaning and stroke order
Crazy, insane; madness, mania
How to write 癲, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 癲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mentally deranged
- crazy
How 癲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 顛 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 癲
癲 is pictophonetic: the sickness radical 疒 marks an illness, and 顛 (diān) gives the sound. Picture a sickness that turns your head upside down, since 顛 means to topple or turn over.
癲 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It appears in words like 疯癫 (fēngdiān, insane) and the medical term 癫痫 (diānxián, epilepsy). Example: 他整天疯疯癫癫的。(Tā zhěngtiān fēngfengdiāndiān de.) He acts erratic all day long.
Common mistake: Learners often drop the 疒 radical and write 顛 (diān, to topple), which sounds the same but does not mean madness. Also keep the first tone. It is diān, not diǎn like 点.
Common words with 癲
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 癲癇 | diānxián | epilepsy | |
| 瘋瘋癲癲 | fēngfengdiāndiān | deranged; erratic | |
| 瘋癲 | fēngdiān | insane; crazy |
Questions about 癲
How many strokes are in 癲?
癲 is written with 24 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 癲 mean?
癲 (diān) means crazy, insane; madness, mania. A common word with it is 癫痫 (diānxián), meaning "epilepsy".
How do you pronounce 癲?
癲 is pronounced diān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 癲?
The radical of 癲 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 癲 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 癲?
癲 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 癫, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Does 癫痫 mean someone is crazy?
No. 癫痫 (diānxián) is the standard medical word for epilepsy, a neurological condition. It has nothing to do with mental illness, even though it contains 癫.
What is the difference between 疯 and 癫?
Both relate to madness, and they often appear together as 疯癫 (fēngdiān). 疯 (fēng) is far more common on its own, as in 疯了 (fēng le, gone crazy), while 癫 mostly appears inside compound words.