dailycharacter

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Pronunciation: zhàng
Meaning: miasma
Etymology:
Sickness (bed for the sick) + 章 (phonetic).  (phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 瘴 (the same)

Found in:
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘

Word of the day on: 08.06.08