诊断
Old HSK 5
诊断 (zhěnduàn) · to diagnose
诊断 (zhěnduàn) means “to diagnose; diagnosis”. It is written with 2 characters: 诊 (to diagnose) + 断 (to break). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 诊断 is built
The characters
诊 zhěn · to diagnose
What 诊 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 㐱zhěn — bushy
- 人rén — person
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
断 duàn · to break
What 断 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
医生诊断他得了感冒。Yīshēng zhěnduàn tā dé le gǎnmào.The doctor diagnosed him with a cold.
诊断结果明天出来。Zhěnduàn jiéguǒ míngtiān chūlai.The diagnosis results come out tomorrow.
Questions about 诊断
What does 诊断 mean?
诊断 (zhěnduàn) means “to diagnose; diagnosis”.
How do you pronounce 诊断?
诊断 is pronounced zhěnduàn.
Which HSK level is 诊断?
诊断 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 急诊jízhěnemergency treatment
- 不断bùduàncontinuously
- 判断pànduànto judge
- 断定duàndìngto conclude
- 断绝duànjuéto cut off
- 果断guǒduàndecisive
- 垄断lǒngduànto monopolize
- 片断piànduànfragment
- 中断zhōngduànto break off
- 断duànto break
Learn 诊断 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 120: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.