疟

瘧

nvè, yào

一 + 匚 + 疒

Definitions

nvè malaria

yào used in 瘧子|疟子[yào zi]

Etymology phono-semantic

sickness

Semantic: 疒

About

The character 疟 is the simplified form of 瘧, a phono-semantic compound that originally designated the specific infectious febrile disease malaria. Its semantic radical 疒 (nì) marks it as a disease or medical condition. The traditional inner component 虐 (nüè, meaning 'cruel' or 'oppressive') provides the pronunciation and evokes the illness's harsh, alternating chills and fevers. Historically, it referred to ague or malarial fevers, with the sickness radical and the harshness-implying phonetic together conveying the seriousness of the parasitic infection.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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疟疾是一种传染病。

nüè jí shì yī zhǒng chuán rǎn bìng.

Malaria is an infectious disease.

蚊子可以传播疟疾。

wén zi kě yǐ chuán bō nüè jí.

Mosquitoes can transmit malaria.

他曾在非洲感染过疟疾。

tā céng zài fēi zhōu gǎn rǎn guò nüè jí.

He once contracted malaria in Africa.

这种药物能有效治疗疟疾。

zhè zhǒng yào wù néng yǒu xiào zhì liáo nüè jí.

This drug can effectively treat malaria.

预防疟疾的主要方法是防蚊。

yù fáng nüè jí de zhǔ yào fāng fǎ shì fáng wén.

The main method to prevent malaria is to avoid mosquito bites.

科学家们正在研发新的抗疟疫苗。

kē xué jiā men zhèng zài yán fā xīn de kàng nüè yì miáo.

Scientists are developing new anti-malaria vaccines.

疟原虫对某些药物产生了耐药性。

nüè yuán chóng duì mǒu xiē yào wù chǎn shēng le nài yào xìng.

The malaria parasite has developed drug resistance to certain medications.

全球基金为消除疟疾投入了大量资金。

quán qiú jī jīn wèi xiāo chú nüè jí tóu rù le dà liàng zī jīn.

The Global Fund has invested a large amount of money in eliminating malaria.

Related Characters

Component: 一

Component: 匚

Component: 疒

疟