闻诊

聞診

wénzhěn

noun

Meanings

1 diagnosis by listening and smelling (TCM)
2 auditory-olfactory diagnosis

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

闻诊要听病人的声音和气味。

Wénzhěn yào tīng bìngrén de shēngyīn hé qìwèi.

闻诊 involves attending to the patient's voice and odor.

HSK 7-9

闻诊是四诊中的第二诊。

Wénzhěn shì sìzhěn zhōng de dì'èr zhěn.

闻诊 is the second of the four diagnostic methods.

Tips

usage

闻 in TCM covers both 'listen' (speech, cough, breathing) and 'smell' (body odor, breath, excretions) - the character's two senses are both active here, unlike modern Mandarin where 闻 usually means 'smell'.

Stroke Order

闻 wén

诊 zhěn