痊

quán
全 + 疒

Definitions

quán to recover (from illness)

Etymology

Made whole 全 after an illness 疒; 全 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 痊 is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the sickness radical 疒, which marks it as belonging to the domain of illness, and the phonetic component 全 (quán, 'whole, complete'). Beyond giving the pronunciation, 全 hints at the meaning: a return to wholeness after sickness. The definition is to recover from an illness or be completely cured. This character is rarely used alone; it occurs almost exclusively in the compound 痊愈, the formal term for a full medical recovery.

Example Sentences Hide

我的病痊愈了。

Wǒ de bìng quányù le.

My illness has recovered.

医生说他很快会痊愈。

Yīshēng shuō tā hěn kuài huì quányù.

The doctor said he will recover soon.

伤口需要时间才能痊愈。

Shāngkǒu xūyào shíjiān cáinéng quányù.

The wound needs time to heal.

如果不好好休息，病不会痊愈。

Rúguǒ bù hǎohao xiūxi, bìng bù huì quányù.

If you don't rest properly, the illness won't recover.

经过治疗，他的伤势逐渐痊愈。

Jīngguò zhìliáo, tā de shāngshì zhújiàn quányù.

After treatment, his injury gradually healed.

虽然病了很长时间，但他终于痊愈了。

Suīrán bìngle hěn cháng shíjiān, dàn tā zhōngyú quányù le.

Although he was sick for a long time, he finally recovered.

心理上的创伤比身体上的更难痊愈。

Xīnlǐ shàng de chuāngshāng bǐ shēntǐ shàng de gèng nán quányù.

Psychological wounds are harder to heal than physical ones.

尽管病情严重，但通过坚持不懈的治疗，患者最终有望痊愈。

Jǐnguǎn bìngqíng yánzhòng, dàn tōngguò jiānchí bùxiè de zhìliáo, huànzhě zuìzhōng yǒu wàng quányù.

Although the condition is serious, through persistent treatment, the patient ultimately has hope of recovery.

Related Characters

Component: 全

栓 拴 诠 荃 铨 筌 詮 辁 銓 佺 牷 跧 輇

Component: 疒

病 痛 疗 症 疾 疯 疼 疲 疫 癌 瘦 痕 瘤 痴

Example Words

痊愈