扁鹊是中国医学史上第一位被详细记载的名医，《史记·扁鹊仓公列传》记录了他望闻问切、诊断虢太子「假死」、以及「讳疾忌医」等著名典故。现代学者多认为，「扁鹊」在先秦文献中很可能是对一系列名医的统称或理想化人格，而非单一历史人物，其确切生卒年、真实事迹已难以精确考订，但他所代表的四诊合参思想，被后世视为中医诊断学的源头。

Bian Que is the earliest physician described in detail in Chinese medical history. The Shiji ("Records of the Grand Historian") records his four-part diagnostic method and famous episodes, including his diagnosis of a prince presumed dead. Modern scholars generally believe "Bian Que" may represent a composite or idealized figure drawn from several physicians across generations rather than a single verifiable person, so his exact dates and specific deeds cannot be precisely established. Even so, the diagnostic approach attributed to him is regarded as the origin of Chinese medical diagnostics.