症结 zhēngjié HSK7 crux Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 症 癥 zhēng abdominal tumor (bound form) an obstruction in the bowels or a hard lump in the abdomen, as in 症结 zhēngjié; used figuratively to mean a sticking point or a knotty problem结 結 jié noun knot A knot or node; something shaped like a knot, such as the Adam's apple.