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疱

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pimple; acne; blister; boil; ulcer

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Strokes
10
Radical
疒 +5
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
疱
Common rank
#3,069
Unicode
U+75B1

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Formation & memory

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How 疱 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

疒 meaning “sickness” + 包 sound ( bāo )

Components 疒 包

Words with 疱

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WordPinyinMeaning
满嘴起疱 mǎn zuǐ qǐ pào to have lips covered in blisters
单纯疱疹病毒 dān chún pào zhěn bìng dú herpes simplex virus (HSV, med.)
疱疹病毒 pào zhěn bìng dú herpes virus (med.)
水疱 shuǐ pào blister
面疱 miàn pào acne
带状疱疹 dài zhuàng pào zhěn shingles; herpes zoster (medicine)
天疱疮 tiān pào chuāng (medicine) pemphigus
单纯疱疹 dān chún pào zhěn herpes simplex (med.)
疱疹 pào zhěn blister; bleb (watery blister); herpes (medicine)
脓疱 nóng pào pimple containing pus
痘疱 dòu pào pimple; acne

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
包 sound part bāo wrap, pack, bundle; package
胞 bāo womb, placenta, fetal membrane
炮 pào cannon, artillery
跑 pǎo to run, to flee, to escape
泡 pào bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
饱 bǎo satisfied; to eat one's fill
刨 páo carpenter's plane; plane, level
孢 bāo spore
鲍 bào abalone; dried fish; surname
雹 báo hail
庖 páo kitchen; cooking, cuisine
狍 páo a species of deer found in northern China
咆 páo to roar
龅 bāo buck teeth
匏 páo gourd; musical instrument