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六邪

liù xiédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[fēng], cold 寒[hán], heat 暑[shǔ], damp 濕|湿[shī], dryness 燥[zào], fire 火[huǒ]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-97c8553c93d5c622. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

六邪 六邪 [liu4 xie2] /(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]/

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Character information

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  • 六
    liù

    six / 6

    lù

    used in place names

  • 邪
    xié

    demonic / iniquitous / nefarious / evil / unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine) / (coll.) strange / abnormal

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.