懂中文 Dong Chinese

瘧

nüè, yào

intermittent fever

Components
疒 meaning component

疒  Meaning component

nè

  

sick

sickness

虐 sound component

虐  Sound component

nüè

  

cruel

Evolution

瘧 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
瘧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

疟 (瘧) 

nüè

intermittent fever; malaria

疟 (瘧) 

yào

see 瘧子|疟子[yào​zi]

Most common words with 瘧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

疟疾

malaria

疟

malaria

疟原虫

plasmodium (malaria parasite)

疟蚊

Anopheles (type of mosquito)

疟子

(coll.) malaria