病
病 (bìng) means “illness; to fall ill”. It’s an HSK 1 character in the “Adjectives” group. In the app it comes with a memory story so the sound, tone and meaning stick in one exposure.
How to remember 病
Every Hanzi Master story is built from the sound. For bìng, the opening sound casts who is in the scene, the ending picks where it happens, and the 4th tone (falling) places it in one of five rooms. 疒 (sickness) and 丙 (third) walk on as the props, and the action lands on the meaning: illness; to fall ill.
The finished scene for 病 is one vivid sentence. Picture it once and bìng stays with you.
Unlock the story free in the appStroke order for 病
Components of 病
- 疒sickness
- 丙third
Words with 病
- 生病shēng bìngto fall ill
- 看病kàn bìngto see a doctor
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