瘅疟 dānnüè kind of malaria Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 瘅 癉 dān [disease] (bound form) a disease characterized by heat or damp-heat, such as certain types of malaria or fire-fever; specifically used in 火瘅 huǒdān疟 瘧 nüè noun malaria malaria; specifically used in 疟疾 nüèji (pronounced nüè) or colloquially in 疟子 yàozi (pronounced yào)