kē
疴
illness; disease
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
illness; disease; ailment
literaryA literary term, mostly used in classical or formal contexts. The historical reading 'ē' is now obsolete.
Tā他
shēn身
rǎn染
chén沉
kē疴
，
xū需
yào要
cháng长
qī期
xiū休
yǎng养
。
He is afflicted with a serious chronic illness and needs a long period of recuperation.
Jiǔ久
zài在
fán樊
lóng笼
lǐ里
，
jīn今
rì日
xìng幸
dé得
yǎng养
kē疴
yú于
shān山
shuǐ水
zhī之
jiān间
。
Long confined in a cage, today I am fortunate to be recuperating from illness amidst the mountains and waters.
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Jī积
nián年
zhī之
kē疴
，
fēi非
yī一
zhāo朝
yī一
xī夕
néng能
yù愈
。
An illness accumulated over many years cannot be cured overnight.
Zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
xǔ许
duō多
qū祛
chú除
qí奇
kē疴
de的
fāng方
zi子
。
This ancient text records many prescriptions for removing strange diseases.