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疙

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used in 疙瘩[ge1 da5] and 疙疸[ge1 da5]

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
8
Radical
疒 +3
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
疙
Common rank
#3,450
Unicode
U+7599

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Formation & memory

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How 疙 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

疒 meaning “sickness” + 乞 sound ( qǐ )

Components 疒 乞

Words with 疙

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WordPinyinMeaning
鸡皮疙瘩 jī pí gē da goose pimples; goose bumps
宝贝疙瘩 bǎo bèi gē da (of a child) apple of one's eye
榆木疙瘩 yú mù gē da (lit.) knot on an elm tree (idiom); (fig.) blockhead; dunce
面疙瘩 miàn gē da dough dumpling
疙瘩汤 gē da tāng dough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the simmering broth…
这疙瘩 zhèi gā da variant of 這嘎達|这嘎达[zhei4 ga1 da5]
疙瘩 gē da swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem
疙疸 gē da variant of 疙瘩[ge1 da5]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 乞 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
乞 sound part qǐ to beg; to request
吃 chī to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
讫 qì to finish, to conclude; to exhaust
迄 qì to extend, to reach; till, until
矻 kū busy; to toil, to slave away
屹 yì to rise, to stand tall
虼 gè flea
圪 gē (phonetic)
扢 gǔ to clean, to rub
汔 qì nearby