beng6 zi6 bin1病字邊病字边
Jyutpingbeng6 zi6 bin1
Yalebehng jih bīn
Definition
The sickness radical, Kangxi radical 104.
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How it's used
Used primarily when discussing character composition or learning how to write Chinese characters. It refers specifically to the radical component found on the left side of characters related to illness, such as 痛 or 疲. Native speakers rarely use this term in casual conversation unless they are specifically teaching or analyzing characters.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
