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The character "患" is built from the components "串" positioned above "心" (heart), with the upper element historically conveying a sense of penetration or serial occurrence, thus conceptually illustrating a heart besieged by recurring trouble. Its earliest recorded meanings focused on inner anxiety and worry, a psychological state of distress. From this foundation, the term gradually extended to denote external calamities, misfortunes, or disasters that provoke such inner turmoil. Later semantic development included the specific sense of falling ill or contracting a disease, as in the modern usage "患病", thereby linking physical suffering to its original emotional core. While its graphical form has seen little alteration, the interplay between its components continues to mirror the evolution from subjective concern to objective affliction.
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他患了重感冒。
爷爷患病住院了。
患者需要好好休息。
他患有高血压。
她患癌多年了。
医生检查了他的患处。
他们在患难中互相帮助。
长期患病使他变得虚弱。