脓疮 (nóng chuāng) — running sore, festering sore | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

running sorefestering sore

Measure word · 个

Examples

脓疮，。
Tā de tuǐ shàng cháng le yí gè nóng chuāng, xū yào mǎ shàng zhì liáo.
He has a running sore on his leg that needs immediate treatment.
脓疮。
Zhè zhǒng yào gāo duì nóng chuāng yǒu hěn hǎo de xiāo yán zuò yòng.
This ointment has a good anti-inflammatory effect on running sores.
脓疮。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā měi tiān qīng xǐ nóng chuāng bìng gēng huàn shā bù.
The doctor advised him to clean the running sore daily and change the gauze.

Origin

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.

脓疮 joins 脓 and 疮 for a sore filled with pus.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 膿; 脓 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

農

農nóng膿nóng

Same sound today

The traditional form 膿 pairs 肉 (meat) with 農 (nóng) as a sound part. This note describes 膿, not 脓.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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