痉

痙

jìng

疒 + 𢀖

Definitions

jìng spasm

Etymology phono-semantic

sickness

Semantic: 疒

About

痉 (jìng), from traditional 痙, is a phono-semantic compound denoting involuntary muscle spasms or convulsions. The outer frame is the sickness radical 疒 (chuáng), marking it as a medical term for diseases or physical disorders. Inside, the simplified phonetic element seen in 经 replaces the traditional 巠 (jīng) and indicates the pronunciation. The character refers to sudden, violent, and painful muscle contractions caused by nervous system disorders, extreme fatigue, or similar conditions, and appears almost exclusively in medical terminology.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我的脚痉挛了。

Wǒ de jiǎo jìngluán le.

My foot cramped.

痉挛有时很突然。

Jìngluán yǒushí hěn tūrán.

Spasms are sometimes very sudden.

他因疼痛而痉挛。

Tā yīn téngtòng ér jìngluán.

He spasmed due to pain.

肌肉痉挛需要休息。

Jīròu jìngluán xūyào xiūxi.

Muscle spasms need rest.

医生治疗了他的痉挛。

Yīshēng zhìliáo le tā de jìngluán.

The doctor treated his spasm.

这种痉挛症状很常见。

Zhè zhǒng jìngluán zhèngzhuàng hěn chángjiàn.

This kind of spasm symptom is very common.

长期痉挛可能预示疾病。

Chángqī jìngluán kěnéng yùshì jíbìng.

Long-term spasms may indicate disease.

患者出现了全身性痉挛。

Huànzhě chūxiàn le quánshēn xìng jìngluán.

The patient experienced systemic spasms.

Related Characters

Component: 疒

Component: 𢀖

痉