症状
Old HSK 6
症状 (zhèngzhuàng) · symptom
症状 (zhèngzhuàng) means “symptom”. It is written with 2 characters: 症 (ailment) + 状 (state). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 症状 is built
The characters
症 zhèng · ailment
What 症 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 正zhèng — straight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
状 zhuàng · state
What 状 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 犬 gives the meaning, 丬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
感冒的症状是发烧和咳嗽。Gǎnmào de zhèngzhuàng shì fāshāo hé késou.The symptoms of a cold are fever and coughing.
如果症状加重，请马上看医生。Rúguǒ zhèngzhuàng jiāzhòng, qǐng mǎshàng kàn yīshēng.If the symptoms get worse, see a doctor at once.
Questions about 症状
What does 症状 mean?
症状 (zhèngzhuàng) means “symptom”.
How do you pronounce 症状?
症状 is pronounced zhèngzhuàng.
Which HSK level is 症状?
症状 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 症状 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 234: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.