疗

療

liáo

了 + 疒

Definitions

liáo (verb) to treat; to cure

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 了 represents the sound. Simplified form of 療.

About

疗 is a significantly simplified form of the traditional character 療. It is a phonosemantic compound: the sickness radical 疒 acts as a wide enclosure indicating a medical context, while 了 provides the sound, having replaced the original complex phonetic. The character means to treat an illness, administer medical care, or attempt to cure a physical or mental ailment. It serves as the root for extensive medical vocabulary, including professional therapies, hospital treatments, healing procedures, and the clinical management of human health and recovery.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这个伤口需要治疗。

Zhège shāngkǒu xūyào zhìliáo.

This wound needs treatment.

医生正在诊疗病人。

Yīshēng zhèngzài zhěniáo bìngrén.

The doctor is diagnosing and treating the patient.

他完成了一个疗程。

Tā wánchéngle yīgè liáochéng.

He has completed a course of treatment.

物理疗法对他有效。

Wùlǐ liáofǎ duì tā yǒuxiào.

Physical therapy is effective for him.

这种新药疗效显著。

Zhè zhǒng xīn yào liáoxiào xiǎnzhù.

This new medicine has a remarkable curative effect.

温泉疗养很受欢迎。

Wēnquán liáoyǎng hěn shòu huānyíng.

Hot spring convalescence is very popular.

心理疗伤是一个过程。

Xīnlǐ liáoshāng shì yīgè guòchéng.

Psychological healing is a process.

患者正在接受化疗。

Huànzhě zhèngzài jiēshòu huàliáo.

The patient is undergoing chemotherapy.

Related Characters

Component: 了

Component: 疒

疗