Chinese symbol for “dysentery”
痢疾
lì ji
dysentery
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dysentery is 痢疾 (lì ji), defined as: dysentery.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dysentery”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痢 | lì | dysentery |
| 疶 | xiè | dysentery |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 痢疾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白痢 | bái lì | dysentery characterized by white mucous stool; white diarrhea |
| 泄痢 (洩痢) | xiè lì | to have diarrhea |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease; sickness; ailment |
| 残疾 (殘疾) | cán jí | disabled; handicapped |
| 残疾人 (殘疾人) | cán jí rén | disabled person |
| 疟疾 (瘧疾) | nüè jí | malaria |
| 疾苦 | jí kǔ | pain and difficulties; suffering (of the people) |
| 疾风 (疾風) | jí fēng | strong wind; gale |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dysentery”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.