瘅
(disease); to hate
Closest English meanings
heat disease·to hate
The Calligrapher — Sòng Kè 宋克
Ming calligrapher foremost in his age for clerical-cursive script.
Ming calligrapher (), master of clerical cursive — known for 《急就章》. Ming dynasty
Cultural Story
Two lives in one character. The Neijing knows 消瘅, a scorching inner wasting-fever that consumes the body from within. The Shangshu, meanwhile, charges officials to 彰善瘅恶 — praise the good, detest the evil — where 瘅 is pure moral loathing. Few characters leap so cleanly from medicine to statecraft.
Common words & phrases
- 瘅热 feverish heat
- 彰善瘅恶 praise good and hate evil
- 瘅疟 severe malaria
Read the story behind the character
The medical sense survives in classrooms: 瘅热 (feverish heat) and the old label 瘅疟 (severe malaria) surface in history-of-medicine lectures. The moral sense shows up in ceremony: official essays still commend those who 彰善瘅恶 (praise good, hate evil) without fear or favor.
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