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痘

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pimple; pustule

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Strokes
12
Radical
疒 +7
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
痘
Common rank
#3,006
Unicode
U+75D8

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Formation & memory

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How 痘 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

疒 meaning “sickness” + 豆 sound ( dòu )

Components 疒 豆

Words with 痘

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WordPinyinMeaning
牛痘病 niú dòu bìng cow pox
青春痘 qīng chūn dòu acne
水痘 shuǐ dòu chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.)
牛痘 niú dòu cowpox
爆痘 bào dòu to break out with acne
痘苗 dòu miáo vaccine
猴痘 hóu dòu monkeypox; mpox
痘痕 dòu hén pockmark
痘痘 dòu dòu pimple; zit; (by extension) acne
痘疱 dòu pào pimple; acne
痘痂 dòu jiā pockmark; smallpox scab
痘瘢 dòu bān pock mark

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
豆 sound part dòu beans, peas; bean-shaped
短 duǎn brief, short; deficient, lacking
登 dēng to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
逗 dòu to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir
厨 chú kitchen; closet, cupboard