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癰
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痈
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carbuncle

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
yōng
ヨウ
はれもの
옹
Components
Traditional (癰)
疒 sickness+ 雝 pool =
癰 carbuncle
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
sickness
雝 Phonetic component
yōng pool
marsh
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Simplified (痈)
疒 sickness+ 用 utilize =
痈 carbuncle
疒 Meaning component
nè sickness
sick
sickness
用 Phonetic component
yòng utilize
use, employ, apply, operate
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Notes
Similar Characters
疔 boil疖 sore (simp)疗 cured (simp)疙 boil疚 disease疝 hernia疟 intermittent (simp)疠 Sore A Sore (simp)疡 sores (simp)疣 tumor疤 scar疥 itch疫 epidemic疬 scrofulous (simp)疭 spasms (simp)疮 boil (simp)疯 insane (simp)疰 疱 acne (simp)疲 fatigued
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
痈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
痈 / 癰 [yōng]
carbuncle
Japanese
癰 よう 同音
noun usually kana carbuncle
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
养痈遗患 [yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn] #69,039
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
养痈贻患 [yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn] #72,560
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
癰疽 [ようそ] #212,585
any serious skin eruption
吮癰舐痔 [せんようしじ]
currying favour (favor)