癫

癲
diān
疒 + 颠

Definitions

diān mentally deranged; crazy

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 颠 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癲.

Semantic: 疒 Phonetic: 颠

About

癫 is a phono-semantic compound indicating a medical or psychological condition. Its outer semantic radical, 疒, denotes illness or disease. The inner component, 颠, provides the phonetic value and originally means the top of the head or inverted. The traditional form is written as 癲, using the phonetic component 顛. The character primarily means madness, insanity, or frantic behavior, often describing severe mental distress or erratic neurological conditions. It combines with other characters to form medical terms, such as epilepsy, reflecting the pathological nature of its sickness radical.

Example Sentences Hide

癫痫是一种疾病。

Diānxián shì yī zhǒng jíbìng.

Epilepsy is a kind of disease.

他行为有点癫狂。

Tā xíngwéi yǒudiǎn diānkuáng.

His behavior is a bit crazy.

那个癫狂的人在大喊大叫。

Nàgè diānkuáng de rén zài dàhǎn dàjiào.

That crazy person is shouting and screaming.

癫痫发作时需要及时就医。

Diānxián fāzuò shí xūyào jíshí jiùyī.

When an epileptic seizure occurs, timely medical attention is needed.

他的想法癫狂得不切实际。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ diānkuáng de bù qiè shíjì.

His ideas are crazy and unrealistic.

尽管他患有癫痫，但他依然坚持工作。

Jǐnguǎn tā huàn yǒu diānxián, dàn tā yīrán jiānchí gōngzuò.

Although he has epilepsy, he still persists in working.

那个癫狂的艺术家创作出令人震惊的作品。

Nàgè diānkuáng de yìshùjiā chuàngzuò chū lìng rén zhènjīng de zuòpǐn.

That crazy artist created shocking works.

面对癫痫患者的癫狂行为，医护人员必须保持冷静。

Miànduì diānxián huànzhě de diānkuáng xíngwéi, yīhù rényuán bìxū bǎochí lěngjìng.

Facing the crazy behavior of epilepsy patients, medical staff must remain calm.

Related Characters

Component: 疒

病 痛 疗 症 疾 疯 疼 疲 疫 癌 瘦 痕 瘤 痴

Component: 颠

巅

Example Words

疯癫 疯疯癫癫 癫狂 癫痫 发癫 羊癫疯