病bìng
sickness, illness, disease. 10 strokes, radical 疒, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 病
Strokes 1–5 write 疒, then strokes 6–10 write 丙.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 病 · the stroke-order rules
What 病 is made of
疒 (nè, sickness) and 丙 (bǐng, third).
疒 carries the meaning — sickness — and 丙 carries the sound.
Words that use 病
| 病 | illness, sickness 身体发热难受有了不舒服的地方 昨晚吹了风。如果病得厉害，我需要去大医院住院吗？I caught a chill in the wind last night. If I get seriously sick, will I need to be admitted to a big hospital? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 21, 去诊所看病 |
| 毛病 | minor ailments (small health issues) 身体上比较小的问题或不舒服的地方 奶奶这几年身体总有些小毛病。These past years Grandma has had a few minor ailments. Lesson 135, 身心感受 · 医疗健康与身心关怀 · Healthcare, Wellness & Body |
| 病毒 | virus (biological or computer) 一种能引发疾病并可传播扩散的微小病原体 科学家正在研究这种病毒的传播途径。Scientists are studying how this virus spreads. Lesson 392, 博古鉴真 · 辨微知著与兼修博览 · Essentials & Institutional Learning |
| 病房 | hospital ward 指医院中病人住院的房间 病房里医护悉心监测病人病情。In the ward, staff closely monitored the patient's condition. Lesson 545, 悬壶济世 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 病情 | patient's condition 指病人病症的具体状况 病房里医护悉心监测病人病情。Medical staff closely watched the patient's condition. Lesson 545, 悬壶济世 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 发病 | to fall ill, onset of disease 指疾病开始发作 有效阻断细菌感染，大幅降低传染病发病率。This sharply lowered the onset rate of infectious disease. Lesson 573, 惠民利民 · 笃行实干与大爱无疆 · Civic Valor & Humanitarian Compassion |
| 疾病 | disease, illness 指身体发生的病理变化 急救医疗队依然全力巡诊，遏制传染性疾病。This curbed the spread of infectious disease. Lesson 596, 仁心化吉 · 融通万象与百业繁盛 · System Dynamics, Industry & Societal Flourishing |
| 治病 | to treat an illness 指给病人医治 治病要靠经验和智慧。treating illness depends on experience and wisdom. Lesson 690, 医者智慧 · 洞明经世与乐居安邦 · Clarity of Vision & Harmonious Living |
| 生病 | to fall ill, to get sick 身体出了毛病受寒不舒服了 医生，我头很疼，嗓子也难受，感觉自己生病了，所以过来看病。Doctor, my head hurts badly and my throat feels awful too — I feel like I've gotten sick, so I came to see a doctor. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 21, 去诊所看病 |
| 看病 | to see a doctor 去请大夫给自己查查身体开药 医生，我头很疼，嗓子也难受，感觉自己生病了，所以过来看病。Doctor, my head hurts badly and my throat feels awful too — I feel like I've gotten sick, so I came to see a doctor. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 21, 去诊所看病 |
and 1 more in the catalogue.
More characters with the radical 疒
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 疒 radical page.