六淫 liù yín

(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 风fēng, cold 寒hán, heat 暑shǔ, damp 湿shī, dryness 燥zào, fire 火huǒ

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 风fēng, cold 寒hán, heat 暑shǔ, damp 湿shī, dryness 燥zào, fire 火huǒ

Characters

Character Meaning
六 liù HSK 1
six; 6
淫 yín
variant of 淫yín; excessive; excess