疗

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to treat; to cure; therapy

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To clear 了 an illness 疒; 了 also provides the pronunciation

Components 疒了

cure · Heisig RSH #2658

sickness + 了 -ed

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
化学疗法	huà xué liáo fǎ	chemotherapy
物理疗法	wù lǐ liáo fǎ	physiotherapy; physical therapy
化学治疗	huà xué zhì liáo	chemotherapy
自然疗法	zì rán liáo fǎ	natural therapy
物理治疗	wù lǐ zhì liáo	physiotherapy; physical therapy
反射区治疗	fǎn shè qū zhì liáo	reflexology (alternative medicine)
国家医疗服务体系	Guó jiā Yī liáo Fú wù Tǐ xì	National Health Service (UK)
格式塔疗法	Gé shì tǎ liáo fǎ	Gestalt therapy; holistic therapy
国际医疗中心	Guó jì Yī liáo Zhōng xīn	International Medical Center
精神疗法	jīng shén liáo fǎ	psychotherapy; mental health treatment
反射疗法	fǎn shè liáo fǎ	reflexology (alternative medicine)
灵气疗法	líng qì liáo fǎ	Reiki (palm healing)
放射疗法	fàng shè liáo fǎ	radiotherapy
治疗法	zhì liáo fǎ	therapy
完形心理治疗	wán xíng xīn lǐ zhì liáo	Gestalt psychotherapy
根管治疗	gēn guǎn zhì liáo	root canal therapy (dentistry)
放射治疗	fàng shè zhì liáo	radiotherapy
光照治疗	guāng zhào zhì liáo	light therapy; phototherapy
高压氧疗法	gāo yā yǎng liáo fǎ	hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT); also 高壓氧治療\|高压氧治疗[gao1 ya1 yang3 zhi4 liao2]
职能治疗师	zhí néng zhì liáo shī	occupational therapist