诊 zhěn to diagnose
to diagnose; to examine a patient
怎么记住“诊”: 讠 words + 㐱 thick hair = to diagnose. The doctor listens to the boy's words, looks under his thick hair at the red spots and is quick to diagnose head lice.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
诊 = 讠 words + 㐱 thick hair
- 讠 words meaning
- 㐱 thick hair sound
The doctor listens to the boy's words, looks under his thick hair at the red spots and is quick to diagnose head lice.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Medical: to examine a patient and diagnose. 诊断 (zhěnduàn) to diagnose: 医生诊断为感冒 (yīshēng zhěnduàn wéi gǎnmào) the doctor diagnosed a cold.
- 急诊 (jízhěn) is the ER/emergency treatment; 门诊 (ménzhěn) is outpatient service; 就诊 (jiùzhěn) means (a patient) to go see a doctor.
- 确诊 (quèzhěn) = to confirm a diagnosis, very common in disease-reporting: 确诊病例 (quèzhěn bìnglì) a confirmed case.