痣 (zhì) — birthmark; mole
Definition
noun
birthmarkmole
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 痣。Tā de liǎn shàng yǒu yì kē zhì.She has a mole on her face.
- 痣，。Yī shēng jiǎn chá le nà kē zhì, shuō méi yǒu wèn tí.The doctor examined that mole and said it's fine.
- 痣。Wǒ shǒu wàn shàng yǒu yì kē hóng sè de zhì.I have a red mole on my wrist.
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
The shape of 痣 pairs 疒, the illness part, with 志, which gives the sound zhì.
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