診 (can2 | zhen3) : examine (a patient); diagnose

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診

can2

zhen3

examine (a patient); diagnose

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

診 / 诊

This word has been viewed 6058 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Nov 2013 04:20

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診斷 can2 dyun3 zhen3 duan4 = diagnose; diagnosis

診所 can2 so2 zhen3 suo3 = clinic

急診 gap1 can2 ji2 zhen3 = emergency call

門診 mun4 can2 men2 zhen3 = outpatient service

診症 can2 zing3 zhen3 zheng4 = diagnose an illness 粵

診療 can2 liu4 = give medical treatment; treat

聽診器 teng1 /ting1 zan2 hei3 ting1zhen3qi4 = stethoscope

診斷功能 can2 dyun3 gung1 nang4 zhen3 duan4 gong1 neng2 = diagnostic function

中醫診所 zung1 ji1 can2 so2 = Chinese medicine clinics

義診 ji6 can2 yi4 zhen3 = gratuitous treatment
See all 20 compounds (CantoDict reports 22 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 診
Unicode code for this character: U+8a3a (off-site link)

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