疒 · nè

sickness

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#104

Kangxi

5

Strokes

#26

Frequency

Visual hint

A person lying sick under a shelter.

Often relates to illness, pain, symptoms, or unhealthy body states.

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疒

3 examples

病

bìng

illness; sick

HSK 2

疼

téng

painful; ache

HSK 2

瘦

shòu

thin

HSK 3

The radical 疒 is a clear sign for illness and bodily discomfort.

Think of 疒 as a sickbed leaning to the left.

广: 疒 has extra dot/slant strokes on the left and relates to illness; 广 is a shelter/building radical.
厂: 疒 has extra strokes and means sickness; 厂 is simpler and suggests a cliff or shelter.

What is the radical in the character 病?