癣
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ringworm; Taiwan pr. [xian3]
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 疒 +14
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 癬
- Common rank
- #3,232
- Unicode
- U+7663
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 癣
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛皮癣 | psoriasis | |
| 花斑癣 | pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical ar… | |
| 头癣 | favus of the scalp (skin disease) | |
| 体癣 | ringworm; Tinea corporis | |
| 黄癣 | favus of the scalp (skin disease) | |
| 干癣 | psoriasis | |
| 脚癣 | athlete's foot | |
| 足癣 | athlete's foot | |
| 股癣 | tinea cruris, fungal skin infection of the groin; dermatomycosis, esp. sexually transmitte… |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 鲜 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鲜 sound part | fresh; delicious; attractive | |
| 藓 | lichen, moss |