How to write 痢

痢 [lì] 1. In traditional Chinese medicine, this term refers to a disease known as "滞下" (stagnation). Due to different conditions of the illness, it can also be called "赤痢" (red dysentery), "白痢" (white dysentery), "赤白痢" (mixed dysentery), or "噤口痢" (closed mouth dysentery). (中医学病名，古称“滞下”。又因病情不同而有“赤～”、“白～”、“赤白～”、“噤口～”等名。) 2. Dysentery (痢疾) is an infectious disease characterized by symptoms such as frequent stools, abdominal pain, fever, and stools containing pus, blood, and mucus. (〔～疾〕传染病。症状有大便频繁，腹痛，发热，粪便带脓、血和黏液等。) 3. Refers to "瘌" (a related character), often used in the context of "瘌痢". (见“瘌”字“瘌痢”。) 【本义】: 病名。即“痢疾” (Basic meaning: Disease name, specifically "dysentery.") 【造字法】: 形声。从疒( jí)，表示与疾病有关，利声。 (Character formation: Phono-semantic compound, with 疒 (jí) indicating relation to disease, and 利 as the phonetic element.) 引: 1. Cao Cao in the "Weiwuling": "Those who drink water from mountains and rivers in extremely cold weather will all be afflicted with dysentery." (曹操《魏武令》：凡山水甚强寒，饮之皆令人痢。) 例: Another term for dysentery is "痢症". (又如:痢症(痢疾))