症
Character learning workspace

zhèng / zhēng · ailment, disease, illness

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

Watch · inspect · write

Learn every stroke in 症

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

Interactive stroke trainerWatch and inspect
Checking daily allowance…Please waitGo unlimited
Loading strokes…
0 strokes
Choose Watch order or Practice writing
Stroke graphics: Make Me a Hanzi / Arphic Public License
Sound changes meaning

Readings & meanings

症 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

zhèng

disease; illness

炎症yán zhèng · inflammation
zhēng

abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point

症结zhēng jié · hard lump in the abdomen
Step-by-step explorer

See how 症 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

Loading stroke diagrams…

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

疒Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

Print and practise

Download a 症 writing sheet

Get a ready-to-use A4 sheet immediately, or open the full builder to change its grid and guidance.

Preparing worksheet…
Customize

Includes the stroke sequence, progressive tracing, and blank writing squares. Generated locally in your browser.

Vocabulary in context

Common words with 症

Open a word for its full breakdown, or listen before reading the meaning.

zhèngdisease; illness
zhēngabdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point
Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 症 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ yǒu xīn guān bìng dú de zhèng zhuàng ma?你有新冠病毒的症状吗?

Do you have coronavirus symptoms?

Source: Tatoeba #8904342 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú shì ái zhèng sǐ de.他不是癌症死的。

He did not die of cancer.

Source: Tatoeba #397160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè háizi yǒu shuǐ dòu de zhèng zhuàng.这孩子有水痘的症状。

The child has a case of chicken pox.

Source: Tatoeba #885823 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fù qīn shì huàn ái zhèng sǐ de.我的父親是患癌症死的。

My father died of cancer.

Source: Tatoeba #346893 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yī shēng zhì hǎo le tā de ái zhèng.醫生治好了他的癌症。

The doctor cured him of his cancer.

Source: Tatoeba #900646 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ái zhèng shì rén lèi de dà dí.癌症是人类的大敌。

Cancer is a great enemy of humanity.

Source: Tatoeba #346838 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 症 in context

  1. Say zhèng / zhēng, then recall the core meaning: ailment, disease, illness.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 炎症 (yán zhèng), meaning “inflammation”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 症 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.