Chinese name: 病
Pinyin: bìng
English name: illness
Imagery: a sick man staying in bed
History of radical: This radical is called illness and it is always placed to the top of a character. In oracle bones it is a picture of a sick man lying in bed. Characters with this radical relate to illness and disease.
For example:
- 病(bìng): illness
- 痛(tòng): painful
- 疯(fēng): crazy