Common Meanings
1
zhèng症
illness, disease, symptom, condition
如果出现任何不适症状，请及时就医。
If any uncomfortable symptoms appear, please seek medical attention promptly.
2
zhēng症
Zhēngjié (症结) refers to an abdominal mass in traditional Chinese medicine, or, metaphorically, the crucial point or crux of a difficult problem or situation.
这个项目的症结在于资金短缺。
The crux of this project lies in the shortage of funds.
An archaic variant of '癥', referring to a hard, fixed abdominal mass or concretion, often associated with chronic disease or stagnation in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
这种腹部固定硬块，在中医里就叫做症瘕
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this kind of fixed abdominal lump is called 'zhēng jiǎ'.