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疣

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nodule; wart

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Strokes
9
Radical
疒 +4
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
疣
Common rank
#3,182
Unicode
U+75A3

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Formation & memory

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How 疣 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

疒 meaning “sickness” + 尤 sound ( yóu )

Components 疒 尤

Words with 疣

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WordPinyinMeaning
疣鼻天鹅 yóu bí tiān é (bird species of China) mute swan (Cygnus olor)
长赘疣 zhǎng zhuì yóu to vegetate
疣状 yóu zhuàng warty; bumpy; wart-shaped
尖锐湿疣 jiān ruì shī yóu genital wart; condyloma acuminatum
附赘悬疣 fù zhuì xuán yóu superfluous or useless appendages; superfluities
疣猪 yóu zhū warthog
湿疣 shī yóu condyloma (genital wart of viral origin); Condyloma acuminatum
臀疣 tún yóu monkey's seat pads (zoology)
疣赘 yóu zhuì wart; superfluous; useless
赘疣 zhuì yóu wart; (fig.) superfluous thing

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
尤 sound part yóu especially, particularly
优 yōu superior; elegant
忧 yōu sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
犹 yóu similar to, just like, as
扰 rǎo to poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate
鱿 yóu cuttlefish