懂中文 Dong Chinese

恙

yàng

illness

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

羊 sound component

羊  Sound component

yáng

  

sheep

Evolution

恙 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
恙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
恙 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
恙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

恙  

yàng

illness, sickness; indisposition; sickness

Most common words with 恙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

安然无恙

safe and sound (idiom)

无恙

in good health

恙

sickness

别来无恙

(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met

恙虫病

Scrub typhus