疫
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(bound form) epidemic; plague
Formation & memory
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How 疫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
sickness
Components 疒 殳
How to remember it
epidemic · Heisig RSH #2664
sickness + missile
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 疫
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸟疫衣原体 | Chlamydia ornithosis | |
| 国家质量监督检验检疫总局 | AQSIQ; PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine | |
| 放射免疫测定 | radioimmunoassay | |
| 自动免疫 | active immunity | |
| 出入境检验检疫局 | entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau | |
| 主动免疫 | active immunity | |
| 自体免疫疾病 | autoimmune disease | |
| 人类免疫缺陷病毒 | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | |
| 免疫反应 | immune response | |
| 流感疫苗 | influenza vaccine | |
| 群体免疫 | herd immunity | |
| 减毒活疫苗 | attenuated live vaccine | |
| 疫区 | epidemic area | |
| 免疫系统 | immune system | |
| 疫病 | plague; a blight | |
| 疫情 | epidemic situation | |
| 免疫学 | immunology | |
| 免疫力 | immunity | |
| 免疫法 | immunization | |
| 鸟疫 | ornithosis |