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疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
疽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

疽 Stroke Order — How to Write 疽

Stroke Order

疽 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 疒, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

疽 Radical and Character Components

Components:疒且

疽 is a phono-semantic compound: 疒 (sickness) carries the meaning, while 且 indicates the sound.

Radical: 疒 + 5 more strokes

疽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jū

Meanings of 疽 in Chinese

1

jū疽

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it refers to a deep-rooted carbuncle or a severe localized infection, often with pus formation.
医生正在为病人治疗背部的痈疽。
The doctor is treating the patient's carbuncle on the back.

Words with 疽

  • bí鼻jū疽Glanders
  • yōng痈jū疽Carbuncle and abscess, Carbuncles and sores
  • tàn炭jū疽anthrax
  • biāo瘭jū疽felon; whitlow
  • tàn炭jū疽bìng病anthrax
  • cuó痤jū疽acne, carbuncle

Idioms with 疽

  • duǎn短zhēn针gōng攻jū疽ineffective solution to a major issue
  • jué决yōng痈kuì溃jū疽solve a critical problem decisively
  • shǔn吮jū疽shì舐zhì痔to fawn over superiors
  • fù附gǔ骨zhī之jū疽an intractable internal problem
  • yǎng养yōng痈chù畜jū疽Tolerate evil, allowing it to grow and cause greater harm

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Questions about 疽

What does 疽 mean in Chinese?

疽 (jū) means “In Traditional Chinese Medicine” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 疽?

疽 is pronounced jū in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 疽 have?

疽 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 疽?

疽 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 疒. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 疽?

The radical of 疽 is 疒, and 疽 is a phono-semantic compound.

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