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诊

zhěn

HSK 5 Character Traditional 診

What 诊 means

1. to examine or treat medically

Example sentences

• 她去了高须诊所。
  Tā qù le gāo xū zhěnsuǒ.
  She went to the Takasu clinic.
• 最近的诊所在哪里？
  Where is the nearest clinic?
• 她跟医生预约看诊了。
  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。
  Tom works at a harm reduction clinic.
• 医生现在正在给那位患者就诊。
  Yīshēng xiànzài zhèngzài gěi nà wèi huànzhě jiùzhěn.
  The doctor is seeing that patient.

Words starting with 诊

• 诊断zhěn duànto diagnose
• 诊所zhěn suǒclinic
• 诊治zhěn zhìto diagnose and treat
• 诊疗zhěn liáodiagnosis and treatment
• 诊室zhěn shìconsulting room
• 诊费zhěn fèimedical fees
• 诊间zhěn jiānexamination room (in a doctor's office)
• 诊脉zhěn màito feel the pulse (TCM); Taiwan pr. zhěn mò

Words containing 诊

• 门诊mén zhěnoutpatient service
• 确诊què zhěnto make a definite diagnosis; confirmed (case of a specific disease)
• 就诊jiù zhěnto see a doctor; to seek medical advice
• 急诊jí zhěnto give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment…
• 急诊室jí zhěn shìemergency room
• 会诊huì zhěnconsultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis; (by extension) consultation of different…
• 门诊部mén zhěn bùoutpatient department
• 出诊chū zhěnto visit a patient at home (of a doctor); house call
• 误诊wù zhěnto misdiagnose; to be late in giving medical treatment
• 候诊hòu zhěnwaiting to see a doctor; awaiting treatment
• 健诊jiàn zhěncheck-up (health, car safety, environment etc)
• 切诊qiè zhěn(TCM) pulse feeling and palpitation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四诊
• 问诊wèn zhěn(TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四诊
• 后诊hòu zhěnpostoperative examination
• 复诊fù zhěnanother visit to doctor; further diagnosis
• 应诊yìng zhěnto see patients (of doctor); to hold a surgery
• 按诊àn zhěnpalpation (as a method of examination)
• 望诊wàng zhěn(TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四诊
• 看诊kàn zhěn(of a doctor) to see a patient; to give a consultation; (of a patient) to see a doctor
• 义诊yì zhěnto provide free medical treatment; to provide medical treatment, donating consultation…
• 闻诊wén zhěn(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四诊
• 触诊chù zhěnbody palpation (diagnostic method in TCM); tactile examination
• 转诊zhuǎn zhěnto transfer (a patient for treatment in a different hospital)
• 送诊sòng zhěnto take sb for medical consultation; to refer sb for diagnosis

Characters built on 㐱

These share the phonetic component 㐱 (), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 珍zhēnprecious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy
• 疹zhěnmeasles; rash
• 趁chènto avail oneself of; to take advantage of
• 轸zhěnsquare; strongly (as of emotion)
• 畛zhěnborder; boundary; field-path
• 胗zhēngizzard

Characters that look like 诊

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您
• 访fǎng(bound form) to seek by inquiry; (bound form) to visit; to call on
• 肯kěnto agree; to consent; to be willing to
• 幸xìngtrusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit
• 伶líng(old) actor; actress; (meaningless bound form)
• 佶jídifficult to pronounce

Sounds the same

Read zhěn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 枕(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. zhèn)
• 疹measles; rash
• 缜fine and dense
• 眕to restrain anger
• 稹to accumulate; fine and close
• 轸square; strongly (as of emotion)
• 紾crooked; obstinate; twist a cord
• 畛border; boundary; field-path
• 袗unlined garment
• 弫(of a bow) impactful; powerful
• 昣(literary) bright
• 鬒bushy black hair