疤 (bā) — scar (permanent mark on skin or surface); scab (temporary crust over a healing wound)
Definition
A scar on the skin — the permanent mark left after a wound heals. Compare 伤痕 (emotional + physical scar) and 伤口 (the open wound itself, not the healed mark).
noun
scar (permanent mark on skin or surface)scab (temporary crust over a healing wound)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 疤。Tā liǎn shàng yǒu yí dào bā.He has a scar on his face.
- 疤。Shāng kǒu shàng de bā yǐ jīng diào le.The scab on the wound has already fallen off.
- 疤。Nà cì shì gù zài tā tuǐ shàng liú xià le yí dào bā.That accident left a scar on his leg.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nè
疤 pairs 疒, a part related to illness, with 巴 (bā), which gives the sound.
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