zòng

疭

Character · BoundTraditional瘲

used in 'chizong': convulsions; spasms

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

bound

used in the term 'chizong' (convulsive seizures or spasms)

technical

This character is not used independently; it appears only in the medical term 瘛疭 (chìzòng), referring to convulsions, tetany, or spasms in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). See also 瘛疭.

Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
chì瘛
zòng瘲
 （
chì瘛
zòng疭
 ）
duō多
yóu由
gān肝
fēng风
nèi内
dòng动
suǒ所
zhì致
 。

Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that chizong (convulsions) is mostly caused by internal liver wind.

Huàn患
zhě者
chū出
xiàn现
chì瘛
zòng瘲
zhèng症
zhuàng状
 ，
biǎo表
xiàn现
wéi为
sì四
zhī肢
chōu抽
chù搐
bù不
zhǐ止
 。

The patient exhibited symptoms of chizong, manifesting as continuous convulsions of the limbs.