癆 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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láo

consumption

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 勞 represents the sound.

Components

疒 Meaning component

nè

sick

勞 Sound component

láo

labor

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

láo

consumption; tuberculosis

Most common words with 癆

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	痨	tuberculosis
	肺痨	tuberculosis
	痨病	tuberculosis (TCM)
	五痨七伤	(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟\|五脏[wǔzàng], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)