诊 zhěn to diagnose
to diagnose; to examine a patient
How to remember 诊: 讠 words + 㐱 thick hair = to diagnose. The doctor listens to the boy's words, looks under his thick hair at the red spots and is quick to diagnose head lice.
Component breakdown
诊 = 讠 words + 㐱 thick hair
- 讠 words
- 㐱 thick hair
The doctor listens to the boy's words, looks under his thick hair at the red spots and is quick to diagnose head lice.
How it is used
- Medical: to examine a patient and diagnose. 诊断 (zhěnduàn) to diagnose - 医生诊断为感冒 (yīshēng zhěnduàn wéi gǎnmào) the doctor diagnosed a cold.
- 急诊 (jízhěn) is the ER/emergency treatment; 门诊 (ménzhěn) is outpatient service; 就诊 (jiùzhěn) means (a patient) to go see a doctor.
- 确诊 (quèzhěn) = to confirm a diagnosis, very common in disease-reporting: 确诊病例 (quèzhěn bìnglì) a confirmed case.