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疹

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measles; rash

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Strokes
10
Radical
疒 +5
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
疹
Common rank
#2,320
Unicode
U+75B9

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Formation & memory

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How 疹 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

疒 meaning “sickness” + 㐱 sound

Components 疒 㐱

Words with 疹

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WordPinyinMeaning
地方性斑疹伤寒 dì fāng xìng bān zhěn shāng hán murine typhus fever
德国麻疹 Dé guó má zhěn German measles; rubella
鼠型斑疹伤寒 shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán murine typhus
斑疹热 bān zhěn rè spotted fever
斑疹伤寒 bān zhěn shāng hán typhus
疹子 zhěn zi rash
风疹 fēng zhěn rubella; urticaria
单纯疱疹病毒 dān chún pào zhěn bìng dú herpes simplex virus (HSV, med.)
尿布疹 niào bù zhěn diaper rash
皮疹 pí zhěn a rash
鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒 shǔ zǎo xíng bān zhěn shāng hán murine typhus fever
麻疹 má zhěn measles
疱疹病毒 pào zhěn bìng dú herpes virus (med.)
带状疱疹 dài zhuàng pào zhěn shingles; herpes zoster (medicine)
单纯疱疹 dān chún pào zhěn herpes simplex (med.)
丘疹 qiū zhěn pimple
湿疹 shī zhěn eczema
荨麻疹 xún má zhěn urticaria; nettle rash; hives
糠疹 kāng zhěn pityriasis (medicine)
疱疹 pào zhěn blister; bleb (watery blister); herpes (medicine)

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
㐱 sound part — bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒
诊 zhěn to diagnose; to examine a patient
趁 chèn to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity
轸 zhěn a cross board at rear of a carriage
殄 tiǎn to end; to exterminate
畛 zhěn border, boundary; raised path
胗 zhēn measles, pustules, rash