Meaning
medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
Chinese: 医学、医生或治疗。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 医 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 医院yī yuànhospital
- 医生yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner
- 中医zhōng yītraditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
- 西医xī yīWestern medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine
- 医疗yī liáomedical treatment
Example Sentence
生病了要及时去看医生。Shēng bìng le yào jí shí qù kàn yī shēng.When you are sick, see a doctor in time.
生病Shēng bìngto fall ill了le(completed action)要yàoto want及时jí shítimely去qùto go看医生kàn yī shēngto visit a doctor。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 醫. It means ‘to cure, treat, heal; medicine, the medical art; a doctor, physician’ (医生, 医院, 中医).
A way to remember it
‘To heal / medicine / a doctor’: 医生 (doctor), 医院 (hospital).