痔疮 (zhì chuāng) — hemorrhoids (piles)

Definition

noun

hemorrhoids (piles)

Measure word · 个

痔疮，。
Tā zuì jìn dé le zhì chuāng, hěn bù shū fu.
He recently got hemorrhoids and feels very uncomfortable.
痔疮。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò shǒu shù zhì liáo zhì chuāng.
The doctor recommended surgery to treat his hemorrhoids.
痔疮。
Cháng qī zuò zhe róng yì yǐn qǐ zhì chuāng.
Sitting for long periods can easily cause hemorrhoids.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

痔zhìhemorrhoid

The 痔 hemorrhoid sense combines with 疮 sore to name piles.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒寺痔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèsickness

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì痔zhì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 疒 part shows sickness, and 寺 supplies the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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