doctor

Made up of [ box; bag radical 23, shǐ arrow; to vow radical 111]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 7 strokes.
Can be thought of as shooting arrows at a disease - a doctor healing you. This is clearer in the complex traditional form that has 'disease' and 'medicine' parts.
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Related characters


Also uses shǐ component: ǎi (low) hòu (wait) ; hóu (nobleman) ; tiě (arms) ; zhī (to know) ; (clan)

Sounds same

(one) ; (clothes) ; (clothes)

Different tone

; (proper) ; (barbarians) ; (hidden) ; (to use) ; (chair) ; (already) ; (twist) ; (easy) ; 亿 (100,000,000) ; ; (justice) ; (also) ; (city) ; (catch) ; (skill) ; (to recollect) ; (idea) ; (different)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

死马当活马医 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī Persevering when it is already too late. A lost cause
讳疾忌医 huì jí jì yī Keeping mistakes and shortcomings to yourself. Refuse to listen to advice.