诊 (zhěn): to examine or treat medically
诊 (zhěn) is a Chinese character meaning “to examine or treat medically.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 㐱 (phonetic). It ranks #1393 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 诊 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- to examine or treat medically
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 诊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 诊断verb | zhěn duàn | to diagnose | 5 |
| 急诊verb/noun | jí zhěn | to give or receive urgent medical treatment | 5 |
| 门诊verb | mén zhěn | outpatient service | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诊所 | zhěn suǒ | clinic |
| 急诊室 | jí zhěn shì | emergency room |
| 确诊 | què zhěn | to make a definite diagnosis |
| 会诊 | huì zhěn | consultation (medical) |
| 候诊室 | hòu zhěn shì | waiting room (at clinic, hospital) |
| 诊疗 | zhěn liáo | diagnosis and treatment |
| 就诊 | jiù zhěn | to see a doctor |
| 诊室 | zhěn shì | consulting room |
| 出诊 | chū zhěn | to visit a patient at home (of a doctor) |
| 门诊部 | mén zhěn bù | outpatient department |
| 诊治 | zhěn zhì | to diagnose and treat |
| 复诊 | fù zhěn | another visit to doctor |
| 误诊 | wù zhěn | to misdiagnose |
| 听诊器 | tīng zhěn qì | stethoscope |
| 问诊 | wèn zhěn | (TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3] |
诊 appears in 39 compound words: 21 as the first character, 62 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 诊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
请诊细阅读合同条款，再签字确认。
qǐng zhěn xì yuè dòu gě tóng tiáo kuǎn , zài qiān zì què rèn .
Please carefully review the contract terms before signing to confirm.
私人男科免费咨询热线:男性安心问诊新选择
sī rén nán kē miǎn fèi zī xún rè xiàn : nán xìng ān xīn wèn zhěn xīn xuǎn zé
Private andrology free consultation hotline: a new choice for men to consult with peace of mind
女子凌晨起床做三明治确诊睡吃症,医生提醒:出现这几类情况需警惕
nǚ zǐ líng chén qǐ chuáng zuò sān míng zhì què zhěn shuì chī zhèng , yī shēng tí xǐng : chū xiàn zhè jī lèi qíng kuàng xū jǐng tì
The woman got up in the early morning to make a sandwich and was diagnosed with sleep and eating syndrome, and the doctor reminded that these types of situations need to be vigilant
北市医美诊所枪击!竹联23岁枪手“除夕刚交保”初五...
běi shì yī měi zhěn suǒ qiāng jī ! zhú lián 2 3 suì qiāng shǒu chú xī gāng jiāo bǎo chū wǔ . . .
North City Medical Beauty Clinic shooting! The 23-year-old gunman of the Bamboo Union "just handed over the bail on Chinese New Year's Eve" on the fifth day of the new year...
北市医美诊所开枪!枪手换装9次“狼狈逃700KM”...
běi shì yī měi zhěn suǒ kāi qiāng ! qiāng shǒu huàn zhuāng 9 cì láng bèi táo 7 0 0 K M . . .
Beishi Medical Aesthetic Clinic shoots! The gunman changed his outfit 9 times and "escaped 700KM in embarrassment"...
...全港13间私家医院急症室最新收费懒人包 诊金最平$270
. . . quán gǎng 1 3 jiān sī jiā yī yuàn jí zhèng shì zuì xīn shōu fèi lǎn rén bāo zhěn jīn zuì píng 2 7 0
... The latest fee for the A&E departments of 13 private hospitals in Hong Kong is $270
最近的诊所在哪里？
Zuìjìnde zhěnsuǒ zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the nearest clinic?
她跟医生预约看诊了。
Tā gēn yīshēng yùyuē kàn zhěn le.
She had an appointment with the doctor.
这个诊所正在做激光手术。
Zhège zhěnsuǒ zhèngzài zuò jīguāng shǒushù.
This clinic is doing laser surgery.
汤姆在一家减害诊所工作。
Tāngmǔ zài yījiā jiǎn hài zhěnsuǒ gōngzuò.
Tom works at a harm reduction clinic.
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