zhān

谵

Character · VerbTraditional譫

delirious speech; rave

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to rave; to talk deliriously; to speak nonsense (due to fever or mental illness)

literary

Indicates incoherent, irrational speech caused by high fever, delirium, or severe mental disturbance. Primarily used in medical or formal literary contexts.

zhān谵
yǔ语

delirious speech; ravings

Bìng病
rén人
gāo高
shāo烧
bù不
tuì退
 ,
zhěng整
yè夜
shuō说
hú胡
huà话
 。

The patient had a persistent high fever and raved incoherently all night.

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Lǎo老
rén人
lín临
zhōng终
qián前
chū出
xiàn现
le了
zhān谵
wàng妄
zhèng症
zhuàng状
 。

The elderly man exhibited symptoms of delirium before his death.