疾

jí

疒 + 矢

Definitions

jí (noun) illness; disease

jí (adjective) swift; rapid

jí (verb) hate; detest

Etymology

Depicts a person (大) being shot by an arrow (矢). The 大 component was later replaced with meaning component 疒. Based on the original meaning "injury; wound". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "illness".

Semantic: 疒 Phonetic: 矢

About

疾 combines the sickness radical 疒, which encloses the arrow component 矢. This structure evolved from an ancient depiction of a person (大) shot by an arrow (矢), originally meaning injury or wound. Later, the person element was replaced with 疒, shifting the core sense to illness. The arrow's swift flight naturally extended the meaning to speed, and the experience of suffering gave rise to the verb sense of detesting. Today, 疾 can function as a noun (disease, suffering), a verb (to hate), or an adjective (rapid).

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

他患上了某种疾病。

Tā huàn shàng le mǒu zhǒng jí bìng。

He has contracted some kind of illness.

汽车在公路上疾驰。

Qì chē zài gōng lù shàng jí chí。

The car sped along the highway.

他疾步走向教室。

Tā jí bù zǒu xiàng jiào shì。

He walked quickly towards the classroom.

政府关心人民疾苦。

Zhèng fǔ guān xīn rén mín jí kǔ。

The government cares about the hardships of the people.

网络需要疾速连接。

Wǎng luò xū yào jí sù lián jiē。

The internet requires a high-speed connection.

这种慢性疾患很难根治。

Zhè zhǒng màn xìng jí huàn hěn nán gēn zhì。

This kind of chronic ailment is difficult to cure completely.

探险队在雨中疾行。

Tàn xiǎn duì zài yǔ zhōng jí xíng。

The expedition team marched swiftly in the rain。

他疾首蹙额地表达不满。

Tā jí shǒu cù é de biǎo dá bù mǎn。

He expressed his displeasure with a pained and frowning expression。

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 疒

Component: 矢

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