癇

Information about character(s)

Radical: 疒
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 17
Simplified Form: 痫

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xián
Cantonese: haan4
JapaneseKun: HIKITSUKE KAN
JapaneseOn: KAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: epilepsy, convulsions

CE-Dict: epilepsy/insanity

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.epilepsy

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: epilepsy - 中醫

康熙字典文字版 【午集中】【疒字部】癇
【唐韻】戸閒切【集韻】【韻會】何閒切，𠀤音閒。【說文】病也。【玉篇】小兒瘨病。【正字通】癇有風熱，有驚邪，皆兼虛與痰。方書：小兒有五癇，五臟，各有畜所屬。心癇，其聲如羊。肝癇，其聲如犬。脾癇，其聲如牛。肺癇，其聲如雞。腎癇，其聲如豬。發則卒然倒仆，口眼相引，手足搐搦，口吐涎沫，食頃乃甦。【後漢·王符傳】哺乳多則主癇病。

Han-De-Dict: Epilepsie (u.E.) (S)/Sinn (u.E.) (S)/Wahnsinn (u.E.) (S)