瘩

2 readings · tap one to hear it

sore; boil; scab

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

疒 meaning “sickness” + 荅 sound ( dá )

Components 疒荅

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
荅 sound part	dá	to answer; small bean; thick, heavy
塔	tǎ	tower, spire, tall building
搭	dā	to attach, to build, to join
嗒	dā	absent-minded
褡	dā	girdle, loincloth; bag, pouch