Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 2, Entry 01 Radical: Illness (nè) Pronounced luò (falling tone) Meaning: Serious illness. "Bo Ya" explains it as: 㾢, meaning plague. Also, "Tang Yun" records it as pronounced luò āi (falling tone), and "Ji Yun" records it as pronounced láng cái (rising tone), with a pronunciation similar to lái. The meaning is the same. Furthermore, "Lei Pian" records it as referring to a long-lasting and unhealed illness. The common variant character is written as 癩.