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痒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

痒 Stroke Order — How to Write 痒

Stroke Order

痒 is written in 11 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.

痒 Radical and Character Components

Components:疒羊

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

Radical: 疒 + 6 more strokes

痒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yǎng

Meanings of 痒 in Chinese

1

yǎng痒

An uncomfortable sensation on the skin or mucous membranes that causes a desire to scratch it; to itch.
我的背部最近总是发痒,是不是过敏了?
My back has been itching a lot lately; could it be an allergy?

Common Words and Phrases with 痒

1
yǎng痒yǎng痒
To itch; to tickle.
蚊子咬了我一口,胳膊上有点痒痒的。
A mosquito bit me, and my arm feels a bit itchy.
2
yǎng痒yǎng痒náo挠ér儿
An instrument with a long handle, used for scratching an itch on hard-to-reach parts of the body, such as the back.
奶奶年纪大了,背上够不着,常常需要用痒痒挠儿来止痒。
Grandma is old and can't reach her back, so she often needs to use a back scratcher to relieve the itch.
3
yǎng痒zhěn疹
Prurigo is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by widespread erupting itchy papules.
经过几个月的治疗,她的手臂上的痒疹终于消退了。
After several months of treatment, the prurigo on her arms finally subsided.

More words with 痒

  • sào瘙yǎng痒itch, pruritus
  • zhǐ止yǎng痒To relieve or stop itching.
  • sāo搔yǎng痒to tickle or scratch an itch
  • fā发yǎng痒itchy, to itch
  • jì技yǎng痒Eager to show one's skill., An urge to practice one's skill.
  • yǎng痒chù处itchy spot, itchy area
  • sào瘙yǎng痒nán难nài耐Intolerable itch, Unbearable itch
  • shā杀chóng虫zhí止yǎng痒Insecticidal and antipruritic, Kill insects and relieve itching
  • yǎng痒de得nán难zhuā抓Hard-to-reach itch, Itch I can't scratch
  • sào瘙yǎng痒nán难rěn忍unbearable itch, intense itching
  • yòu又tòng痛yòu又yǎng痒painful and itchy, sore and itchy

Idioms with 痒

  • bù不guān关tòng痛yǎng痒of no personal concern
  • bù不téng疼bù不yǎng痒superficial and ineffective
  • bù不tòng痛bù不yǎng痒superficial; not getting to the root
  • bù不zhī知tòng痛yǎng痒insensitive to others' feelings
  • gé隔xuē靴sāo搔yǎng痒address a problem superficially
  • gé隔xuē靴zhuā抓yǎng痒Ineffective effort, missing the point
  • pà怕tòng痛pà怕yǎng痒overly cautious and timid
  • sāo搔dào到yǎng痒chù处address the core issue precisely
  • sāo搔zhe着yǎng痒chù处to hit the nail on the head
  • shī虱duō多bù不yǎng痒too many problems, no longer worry
  • tòng痛yǎng痒xiāng相guān关closely related and mutually concerned
  • tóu头yǎng痒sāo搔gēn跟futile effort in the wrong place

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Questions about 痒

What does 痒 mean in Chinese?

痒 (yǎng) means “An uncomfortable sensation on the skin or mucous membranes that causes a desire to scratch it; to itch” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 痒?

痒 is pronounced yǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 痒 have?

痒 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 痒?

痒 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 疒. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 痒?

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

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